Vases Geometric
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
Geometrische Amphora (Amphora, geometrisch, Mittelgeometrische attische Amphora)
Geometrische Amphora (Amphora, geometrisch, Mittelgeometrische attische Amphora)
Amphora · 800-775 v. Chr.
Small terracotta amphora (jar)
Small terracotta amphora (jar)
Amphora · ca. 800–750 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · 8th century BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · 800–750 BCE
Terracotta ring vase
Terracotta ring vase
8th century BCE
Terracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate
Terracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate
8th century BCE
Geometric Amphora
Geometric Amphora
Amphora · 8th century B.C.
Skyphos
Skyphos
Skyphos · ca. 750–700 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos · 1st half of 8th century BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos · 1st half of 8th century BCE
Terracotta pointed aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta pointed aryballos (oil flask)
Lekythos · late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Knob of a Geometric Pyxis
Knob of a Geometric Pyxis
Pyxis · 8th century B.C.
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Oinochoe · ca. 800–700 BCE
Skyphos
Skyphos
Skyphos · 8th century BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos · 1st half of 8th century BCE
Bowl
Bowl
8th century BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos · ca. 750 BCE
Geometric amphora
Geometric amphora
Amphora · 775–750 B.C.
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Box)
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Box)
Pyxis · c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lid)
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lid)
Pyxis · c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lidded Box)
Geometric Horse Pyxis (Cylindrical Lidded Box)
Pyxis · c. 760–750 BCE
Geometric Pyxis Lid
Geometric Pyxis Lid
Pyxis · 760–750 B.C.
Terracotta tankard
Terracotta tankard
ca. 750–725 bce
Attic Geometric Oinochoe
Attic Geometric Oinochoe
Oinochoe · 750–700 B.C.
Terracotta beak-spouted jug
Terracotta beak-spouted jug
ca. 750–690 BCE
Attic Geometric One-Handled Mug
Attic Geometric One-Handled Mug
about 750–725 B.C.
Geometric Statuette of a Horse
Geometric Statuette of a Horse
750–700 B.C.
Terracotta skyphos (drinking cup with two handles)
Terracotta skyphos (drinking cup with two handles)
Skyphos · ca. 750–735 BCE
Kanne (geometrische Kleeblattkanne, Attische Kleeblattkanne)
Kanne (geometrische Kleeblattkanne, Attische Kleeblattkanne)
Oinochoe · 750-725 v. Chr.
Terracotta tankard
Terracotta tankard
ca. 750–725 BCE
Oinochoe with Geometric Motifs
Oinochoe with Geometric Motifs
6256 · Oinochoe · mid-late 8th century BCE (Late Geometric)
Geometrischer Becher (Kantharos, Attischer Kantharos)
Geometrischer Becher (Kantharos, Attischer Kantharos)
Kantharos · 750-725 v. Chr.
Attic Geometric Trefoil Oinochoe
Attic Geometric Trefoil Oinochoe
Lambros Workshop · Oinochoe · 750–725 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
The Cesnola Painter · Oinochoe · ca. 750–740 BCE
Geometric Pitcher: Swans
Geometric Pitcher: Swans
Swan Painter · c. 740–730 BCE
Spätgeometrische Amphora (Attisch-geometrische Amphora)
Spätgeometrische Amphora (Attisch-geometrische Amphora)
Amphora · 733-701 v. Chr.
Geometrische Amphora (Attisch - geometrische Amphora)
Geometrische Amphora (Attisch - geometrische Amphora)
Amphora · 733-701 v. Chr.
Late Geometric Cup
Late Geometric Cup
Kylix · about 730 B.C.
Terracotta pitcher with lid
Terracotta pitcher with lid
Oinochoe · ca. 730 BCE
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Greek; Athens · Pyxis · 730-720 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · late 8th century BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 725–690 BCE
Lebes (Stemmed Bowl with Lid)
Lebes (Stemmed Bowl with Lid)
Etruscan; possibly Vulci · 725-700 BCE
Geometric Oinochoe
Geometric Oinochoe
Oinochoe · 725–700 B.C.
Geometric Neck-Handled Amphora (Storage Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, Chariots
Geometric Neck-Handled Amphora (Storage Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, Chariots
Athens 894 · Amphora · c. 720–700 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Skyphos · late 8th century BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora
Terracotta neck-amphora
Amphora · ca. 710 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 725–690 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · late 8th century BCE–early 7th century BCE
Attic Geometric Amphora
Attic Geometric Amphora
Painter of Athens 897 · Amphora · about 720 B.C.
Italo-Geometric Bird Askos (Oil Vessel): Hunter (Herakles?) and Stag
Italo-Geometric Bird Askos (Oil Vessel): Hunter (Herakles?) and Stag
Bisenzio Class · c. 700 BCE
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Kantharos · ca. 700–675 BCE
Subgeometric Pedestaled Bowl
Subgeometric Pedestaled Bowl
700–675 B.C.
Geometric Skyphos
Geometric Skyphos
Skyphos · c. 700 BCE - 670 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 700 BCE
Terracotta conical lekythos (vase for oil)
Terracotta conical lekythos (vase for oil)
Lekythos · ca. 700 BCE
Italo-Geometric Kotyle
Italo-Geometric Kotyle
680–650 B.C.
Oinochoe in the Camirus, or ""Wild Goat"" Style
Oinochoe in the Camirus, or ""Wild Goat"" Style
6256 · Oinochoe · ca. 625-600 BCE (Archaic)
Geometric Squat Alabastron(?) Fragment
Geometric Squat Alabastron(?) Fragment
Alabastron · late 7th century B.C.
Figurine with Pinched Face and Geometric Decorations
Figurine with Pinched Face and Geometric Decorations
6256 · first half 6th century BCE (Archaic)
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