Greek Vases

Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — 6,794 vases

Guide to Vase Shapes How the Greeks Made Their Vases

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Terracotta goblet

GEO ca. 2100–1950 BCE

Terracotta goblet

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta tumbler

GEO ca. 2100–1950 BCE

Terracotta pyxis (box) with lid

GEO ca. 2000–1800 BCE

Cup

GEO ca. 2000–1600 BCE

Terracotta chariot krater

GEO ca. 1300–1230 BCE

Terracotta straight-sided cup

GEO ca. 1950–1900 BCE

Terracotta carinated cup

GEO ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Terracotta carinated bridge-spouted jug

GEO ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Terracotta amphora

GEO ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Terracotta amphora

GEO ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Amphora, miniature

GEO 1900–1600 BCE

Terracotta amphora

GEO 1900–1600 BCE

Terracotta loop-handled cup

GEO ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Terracotta straight-sided cup

GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Terracotta straight-sided cup

GEO ca. 1750–1700 BCE

Terracotta oval-mouthed amphora

GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1750–1700 BCE or 3rd–1st century BCE

Terracotta straight-sided cup

GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE

Terracotta amphora

GEO ca. 1725–1600 BCE

Terracotta miniature one-handled cup

Minoan ca. 1600–1525 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1600–1500 BCE

Terracotta hemispherical cup

GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE

Terracotta alabastron (jar)

GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE

Terracotta alabastron (jar)

GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE

Terracotta rim and upper body fragment from a straight-sided cup with tortoiseshell ripple motif

GEO ca. 1600–1525 BCE

Terracotta cup with one handle

GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE

Terracotta hemispherical cup

GEO ca. 1525–1450 BCE

Terracotta krater

GEO ca. 1450–1200 BCE

Terracotta tankard

GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE

Terracotta pulled rim bowl

GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE

Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration

Helladic, Mycenaean ca. 1400–1300 BCE

Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration

GEO ca. 1400–1300 BCE

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

GEO ca. 1400–1050 BCE

Terracotta chariot krater

GEO ca. 1375–1350 BCE

Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration

GEO ca. 1400–1300 BCE

Terracotta krater (deep bowl) with four handles

Mycenaean ca. 1400–1190 BCE

Terracotta one-handled cup

GEO ca. 1300–1200 BCE

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) with flower

Mycenaean ca. 1300–1225 BCE

Terracotta squat alabastron (jar)

Mycenaean ca. 13th century BCE

Terracotta krater

Mycenaean ca. 13th century BCE

Amphora

GEO 1200–1050 BCE

Terracotta krater

GEO ca. 1150–1100 BCE

Cup

Oinochoe

Oinochoe

Oinochoe

Oinochoe

Krater

Cup

Amphora

Oinochoe

Cup

Amphora

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