Greek vases
Hellenic ceramic vessels
Greek vases are ceramic vessels produced in ancient Greece, prized today as art objects and archaeological evidence.
The term usually refers to painted pottery from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, decorated with mythological scenes, daily life, or geometric patterns.
Black-figure and red-figure describe the two major painting techniques.
Museums and collectors treat Greek vases as masterpieces of ancient art: The museum acquired a Greek vase depicting Hercules.
- painted potteryClay vessels with applied color
- kraterGreek wine-diluting bowl
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
- EtruscansAncient Italian civilization
- ZeusGreek sky god
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