Centuripe Class

As Centuripe genus is known in archeology form a colorful painted ceramics from Sicily, the 3rd and 2nd century BC

The Centuripe genus was named after the main locality Centuripe. Rarely other vessel types as Pyxis, Lebes and Lekanis be painted. The tone of the great vessels, which are high by an average of 50 cm and consist of individually crafted, set into one another, sharing is orange. The tempera paints are applied only on one side of him. It may be white, pink, black, yellow, red, gold, rare to blue or green, act. When the motives outweigh acanthus, vine and architectural friezes and heads and busts. The repertoire of the subjects on is limited. Rarely other scenes than with women and Eros or wedding pictures are shown, it is theater scenes or images of the gods, where Dionysus prevails.