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
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
Terracotta flask
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Fragment of a miniature vase
Fragment of a miniature vase
Jug
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Terracotta composite jug
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Vase fragment
Terracotta boar figurine
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Vase fragment
Bowl
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
Terracotta bowl
ca. 2000–1900 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box) with lid
Pyxis
· ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta askos (vessel) in the shape of a bird
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta jug with two necks
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Jug
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
Terracotta globular flask
ca. 1400–1300 BCE
Terracotta chariot krater
Krater
· ca. 1300–1230 BCE
Terracotta straight-sided cup
Kylix
· ca. 1950–1900 BCE
Small terracotta trefoil-mouthed jug
ca. 1950–1900 BCE
Askos in the form of an animal
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base and rounded top
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Terracotta spindle whorl
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Terracotta plank-shaped figurine
ca. 1900–1800 BCE
Conical spindle-whorl with flat base
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman with child
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta askos (vessel)
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta biconical spindle-whorl
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta ring vase
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta carinated cup
Kylix
· ca. 1900–1750 BCE
Terracotta ring-vase
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta bottle
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)
1900–1600 BCE
Amphoriskos
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta disk
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Terracotta composite jug
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta disk
ca. 1900–1725 BCE
Askos
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta zoomorphic askos (vessel)
1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta spindle whorl
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta ring-shaped vessel
ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Vase
1900–1600 BCE
Amphora, miniature
Amphora
· 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta loop-handled cup
Kylix
· ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Askos in the form of a bird
1900–1600 BCE
Juglet
1900–1600 BCE
Jug
1900–1600 BCE
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)