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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
Terracotta composite juglet
Terracotta composite juglet
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug, spouted
Jug, spouted
750–600 BCE
Shield bearer
Shield bearer
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man, probably a warrior
Terracotta statuette of a man, probably a warrior
ca. 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jar, miniature
Jar, miniature
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
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
750–600 BCE
Kernos
Kernos
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
Terracotta kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
750–600 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
ca. 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Askos in the form of a bird
Askos in the form of a bird
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top) in the form of a bird
Terracotta askos (flask with a spout and handle over the top) in the form of a bird
750–600 BCE
Amphora, miniature
Amphora, miniature
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a male figure holding the head and neck of a mask or image
Terracotta statuette of a male figure holding the head and neck of a mask or image
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
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