New Book Explores Red-Figure Pottery from the Necropolis of Ancient Apollonia Pontica

A collection of 103 painted vessels, unearthed during 1990s excavations at the necropolis of ancient Apollonia Pontica (modern-day Sozopol, on the Black Sea), is the focus of a new book by Lyubava Konova, organizers from the National Museum of History said here on Thursday. The volume, titled Red-Figure Pottery from the Necropolis of Apollonia Pontica (Sozopol) from the Collection of the National Museum of History, will be presented at a book launch on November 27 at the museum, CE Report quotes BTA

The Museum describes the book as the culmination of years of research by its team, providing a comprehensive analysis of the ceramic forms and their richly detailed imagery. The vessels are examined within their archaeological and cultural-historical contexts, shedding light on their roles in burial rituals and the symbolic representation of mythological themes, divine realms, and associated ceremonies.

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