Greek pottery
Ancient Mediterranean earthenware
Greek pottery refers to ceramic vessels and objects made in ancient Greece, spanning roughly from 1000 BCE to 300 BCE.
The term typically evokes decorated vases with distinctive black-figure or red-figure painting depicting mythological scenes, daily life, and athletic contests.
Greek pottery serves as a major source of knowledge about ancient Greek art, culture, and mythology, since so much of it has survived: The museum's collection of Greek pottery includes several amphorae.
The phrase also applies to the academic study of these objects.
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- kraterGreek wine-diluting bowl
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
- red-figureAncient pottery decoration technique
- kiln firingHeating ceramics in furnace
wine cup · drinking vessel · funerary rites · burial goods · black-figure · geometric patterns · burnishing · terracotta clay · votive offering · symposium · mixing bowl · religious offerings · museum collection · incising · wheel-throwing · vase · shards · clay
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Athens, Hellenic, Zeus
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- European souvenirssnow globe, postcard, magnet, keychain, flag pin
- museum thingsart, paintings, sculptures, statues, fossils
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient seals, ancient manuscripts
Greek potteryEgyptian artifacts
Objects from ancient Nile civilization
Greek potterygold jewelry
Ornaments made from precious metal
stone carving · marble sculpture · woven textiles · textile arts · ivory carvings
Greek potteryplastic containers