Technique
Geometric
Period
c. 900–700 BC
Collection
973 vases
The earliest Greek painted pottery style, characterised by abstract geometric patterns — meanders, zigzags, hatched triangles — and eventually stylised figures of mourners and warriors. The great Dipylon vases of Athens are the masterpieces of this tradition.
973 examples
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
· ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta sherd from the mouth of a vase with neck ridge
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with floral motif
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with floral or marine motif
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragments
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Vase fragments
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta hemispherical cup
Kylix
· ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vase in the form of a fish
ca. 1600 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
Pyxis
· ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
· ca. 1600–1500 BCE
Terracotta biconical spindle-whorl
ca. 1600–1200 BCE
Terracotta rattle
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vase in the form of a bull
1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta two-handled bowl with spout
ca. 1600–1150 BCE
Terracotta biconical spindle-whorl
ca. 1600–1200 BCE
Small terracotta biconical spindle-whorl
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
Pyxis
· ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta tankard
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta beak-spouted jug
ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with grass motif
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with floral motif and band
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with grass motif
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with grass motif
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with floral design
ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta juglet
ca. 1600–1150 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1600–1150 BCE
Terracotta two-handled bowl
ca. 1600–1150 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1600–1200 BCE
Terracotta bowl
ca. 1600–1150 BCE
Terracotta bowl
1600–1450 BCE
Bowl
1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta kalathos (vase with flaring lip)
ca. 1550–1425 BCE
Terracotta jar with three handles
ca. 1525–1490 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with ivy pattern
ca. 1525–1450 BCE
Terracotta hemispherical cup
Kylix
· ca. 1525–1450 BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with scale pattern
ca. 1525–1450 BCE
Terracotta base of cup with marine design
ca. 1525–1450 BCE
Terracotta squat jar
ca. 15th century BCE
Terracotta vessel fragment with rosettes
ca. 1450–1400 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta bull
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta conical footed bowl
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta lentoid flask
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta bowl
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta vase in the form of a bull
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta bowl
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta askos (vessel) with bull protome
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta askos (vessel) in the form of a bird or turtle
ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)