Greek Vases

Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — 8 vases

Guide to Vase Shapes How the Greeks Made Their Vases

Intact All Fragments

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Terracotta vessel fragment with linear motifs

vessel fragment with linear motifs

Helladic ca. 2600–2300 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with horizontal bands and cross-hatching

rim fragment with horizontal bands and cross-hatching

Helladic ca. 2600–2300 BCE

Terracotta fragment of a pithos (?) with impressed zigzag pattern

fragment of a pithos (?) with impressed zigzag pattern

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta fragment of a bowl

fragment of a bowl

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with linear decoration

vessel fragment with linear decoration

Helladic ca. 2000–1550 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment

Helladic ca. 2000–1600 BCE

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