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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

Mask of a satyr

Mask of a satyr

Vase

Terracotta rim fragment of a bowl

Terracotta rim fragment of a bowl

ca. 5700–3600 BCE

Terracotta jug

Pilgrim flask

Vase, miniature

Vase, miniature

Juglet

Jug, miniature

Jug

Terracotta rim fragment with incised lines and punctations

Terracotta rim fragment with incised lines and punctations

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised decoration

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised decoration

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised lines and punctations

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised lines and punctations

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised lines and punctations

Terracotta vessel fragment with incised lines and punctations

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with handle and incised decoration

Terracotta rim fragment with handle and incised decoration

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

Ladle

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Bowls

ca. 3200–2000 BCE

Milk bowl

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Bottle

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Jug

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Jug

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Vase, triple

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Bowl

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Bowl

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Vase in the form of a bird

Vase in the form of a bird

ca. 3200–2000 BCE

Flask

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Jug

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Amphora

Amphora · ca. 3200–1600 BCE

Amphora

Amphora · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Vase

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Jug

ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Cup

Kylix · ca. 3200–1050 BCE

Terracotta jug

ca. 3000–2000 BCE

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

Vase fragment

ca. 3000–2200 BCE

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