Greek Vases

201,260 ancient vases from collections worldwide

Articles
Intact All Fragments
All GEO ORI BF RF WG BIL
Techniques
GEO Geometric c. 900–700 BC
ORI Orientalising c. 720–620 BC
BF Black-figure c. 620–480 BC
RF Red-figure c. 530–320 BC
WG White-ground c. 500–400 BC
BIL Bilingual c. 530–510 BC
Best Date Title Painter
Aryballos (Container for Oil)
Aryballos
Greece Etrusco-Corinthian; Etruria, Italy · 625-600 BCE
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis
BF Greek; Athens · late 6th century BCE
Pelike (Storage Jar)
Pelike
BF Greek; Athens · about 510-500 BCE
Amphora (Storage Jar)
Amphora
BF the Michigan Painter · 490-480 BCE
Hydria (Water Jar)
Hydria
RF the Orchard Painter · 480-470 BCE
Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Krater
RF the Florence Painter · 460-450 BCE
Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Krater
RF the Painter of London E 489 · about 450 BCE
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis
RF the Euaion Painter · 450-440 BCE
Squat Lekythos (Oil Jar)
Lekythos
RF Greek; Elis · 430-410 BCE
Hydria (Water Jar)
Hydria
RF Greek; probably Campania, Italy · 400-350 BCE
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Oinochoe
RF the Mattinata Painter · end of 4th century BCE
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Oinochoe
RF the Mattinata Painter · end of 4th century BCE
Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Kantharos
RF the Kantharos Group · about 300 BCE
Mug
Mug
RF Greek; Athens · about 460 BCE
Lekanis (Covered Dish)
Lekanis (Covered Dish)
Greece Greek; Athens · 450-430 BCE
Guttus (Pouring Vessel)
Guttus (Pouring Vessel)
RF Greek; Athens · 400-375 BCE
Black-Figure Band Cup: Stags and Panthers
Kylix
BF c. 540 BCE
Oil flask (alabastron)
Alabastron
Greece Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia
Siren-Shaped Perfume Flask
Siren-Shaped Perfume Flask
Greece 600–480 BCE
Figurine of Standing Woman
Figurine of Standing Woman
Greece 200s BCE
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