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Technique

Orientalising

Period c. 720–620 BC
Collection 222 vases
As Greek trade with the Near East expanded, potters adopted eastern motifs — lions, sphinxes, griffins, lotus flowers — creating a luxuriant new decorative vocabulary. Corinth led this revolution, and Proto-Corinthian pottery is its finest expression.
222 examples
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Dinos, miniature
Dinos, miniature
Dinos · 750–600 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Amphora · ca. 750–600 BCE
Plate
Plate
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 750–600 BCE
Plate
Plate
750–600 BCE
Plate
Plate
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta figure of a man
Terracotta figure of a man
ca. 750–600 BCE
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
ca. 750–600 BCE
Standing female figurine holding an amphora on her head
Standing female figurine holding an amphora on her head
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta woman carrying a jar
Terracotta woman carrying a jar
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta figure wearing a bull mask
Terracotta figure wearing a bull mask
ca. 750–600 BCE
Standing male figurine with uplifted arms
Standing male figurine with uplifted arms
ca. 750–600 BCE
Standing male flute player with a serpent around his shoulders
Standing male flute player with a serpent around his shoulders
ca. 750–600 BCE
Shield bearer
Shield bearer
ca. 750–600 BCE
Archer, probably from a chariot group
Archer, probably from a chariot group
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man holding a quadruped
Terracotta statuette of a man holding a quadruped
ca. 750–600 BCE
Standing male tambourine player
Standing male tambourine player
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Krater
Krater
Krater · 750–600 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
750–600 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 750–600 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 750–600 BCE
Kylix
Kylix
Kylix · 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Krater
Krater
Krater · 750–600 BCE
Krater
Krater
Krater · 750–600 BCE
Kylix
Kylix
Kylix · ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta footed bowl
Terracotta footed bowl
Kylix · 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora
Chariot wheel
Chariot wheel
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug, barrel-shaped
Jug, barrel-shaped
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug, barrel-shaped
Jug, barrel-shaped
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
750–600 BCE
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