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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
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
ca. 750–600 BCE
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta trick vase
Terracotta trick vase
ca. 750–600 BCE
Jug with female head
Jug with female head
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta trick vase
Terracotta trick vase
750–600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 750–600 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
750–600 BCE
Jug
Jug
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
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta composite juglet
Terracotta composite juglet
ca. 750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Jar, miniature
Jar, miniature
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
750–600 BCE
Terracotta pilgrim flask
Terracotta pilgrim flask
ca. late 8th–7th century 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
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
Terracotta dinos (bowl)
Terracotta dinos (bowl)
Dinos · late 8th–early 7th century BCE
Terracotta holmos (stand)
Terracotta holmos (stand)
late 8th–early 7th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Aryballos · late 8th–early 7th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Aryballos · late 8th–early 7th century BCE
Jar
Jar
ca. 700–675 BCE
Terracotta holmos (stand)
Terracotta holmos (stand)
700–650 BCE
Dish
Dish
7th century BCE
Vase
Vase
first half of the 7th century BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · early 7th century BCE
Dish
Dish
7th century BCE
Stand
Stand
700–650 BCE
Terracotta two-handled bowl
Terracotta two-handled bowl
7th century BCE
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