Namgalam

Les Premières Funérailles ("The First Funeral")

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An interpretation of what a table might have looked like during a symposium during the Archaic Greek period.

Initially, it was the reproduction of Greek tableware from this period that motivated me to seek out documentation on food and furniture.

From what I could gather from my research, the frugality of meals was well-regarded, although elaborate dishes may have existed and been appreciated. I therefore limited myself to fruit (grapes and figs) on a plate, an oenochoe with a triple lobed mouth for the wine (perhaps the addition of a kylix would have been a plus), and a "cup."

Given that it is difficult to find documentation on the furnitures of Archaic Greece, I had to draw inspiration from ceramic representations (more precisely, this representation, for its simplicity: Red-figure kylix (Attica, Greece, c. 480 BC). New York, Metropolitan Museum 20.246)

It's not perfect, very simple, but I hope I haven't made a major mistake.

References:

https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/plate-14

https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/oinochoe-19

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316735715_Food_in_Mycenaean_Greece

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250995

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimentation_en_Gr%C3%A8ce_antique

The original can be seen in the Louvre, in the Department of Byzantine Arts and Christianities in the Orient.

Original height: 4.3 cm

Tools : pencil, colored pencil, pastel

not used to using Indian ink enough, the ink smudged and the tape didn't work so well…

but a good photo and a touch of reworking on a graphics tablet and there you have it and the errors in the drawing lines give it more realism🥰

Sometimes it feels good to test new things

Drawing on a coffee table with a book about greek ceramic and my drawing stuff

Description: Detail of a white-ground chalice krater: The infant Dionysus brought by Hermes to Papposilenus and the Nymphs of Nysa.

Reference location: Vatican, Museo Etrusco Gregoriano

motifs from details of various Greek vases

Interior detail of a red-figure cup Attributed to the Euerigides Painter and the potter Euergides (Athens 510-500 BC)

drawing of a detail of Greek ceramic on a white background representing an Antefix with palmette decorations

In same time it's too neat and too sketchy...

After several weeks, I finally took the time to visit the Gallo-Roman Museum in Lyon, and their latest exhibition is… fascinating!

Basically, the museum is incredible: the architecture, the collections, the view of the ancient theater, everything is magnificent! And if you have blue skies and bright sunshine, then your visit will definitely end with a tanning session on the theater's bleachers!

But today is a special day; there's a new temporary exhibition on display! And this time, they've pulled out all the stops!

The goal? To follow the life stories of six inhabitants of the Roman Empire who all ended up in Lugdunum.

It combines archaeological finds, interpretations of each person's daily life in short audio vignettes, reproductions of objects, deciphering of Latin texts, etc. You finish the exhibition feeling like you've gotten to know these people and shared a little bit of their lives.

Furthermore, the artifacts in the exhibition come from the museum itself as well as various loans, including some from the Louvre (especially those relating to the Palmyrian people).

My last archaeology-related read. The best book I've ever read on the historical reality of the Amazons! (On the one hand, are there many?)

If you're afraid of its 500+ pages, don't worry, it's extremely well structured! If you want to debunk preconceived notions, the first few chapters are for you.

If you're interested in historical reality or just a specific aspect of "Amazon" culture, you can directly read the dedicated chapters without losing the thread.

After the 300-page mark, the author immerses us in "Amazon" myths around the world (because, yes there are plenty of them!)

As a fan of history and archaeology (unfortunately, I'm only an enlightened amateur at best), I can only recommend this book made by Adrienne Mayor.

However, I recommend having a map of the Black Sea as a reference (although the book has some), so that you can easily locate places such as Pontus and other ancient regions.