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Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art —
4,574 vases
Guide to Vase Shapes
How the Greeks Made Their Vases
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Fragments
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GEO
ORI
BF
RF
WG
BIL
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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
All Shapes
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All Shapes
Amphora
334
Krater
154
Kylix
332
Lekythos
249
Hydria
120
Oinochoe
198
Pelike
30
Stamnos
25
Psykter
3
Pyxis
68
Alabastron
35
Aryballos
56
Dinos
17
Lebes Gamikos
14
Loutrophoros
11
Skyphos
96
Kantharos
44
Phiale
23
All Cultures
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All Cultures
Cypriot
1059
Greek, Attic
946
Roman
400
Etruscan
309
Greek
276
Roman, Cypriot
131
Greek, South Italian, Apulian
130
Greek, Corinthian
92
Minoan
70
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
69
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
66
Mycenaean
56
Greek, Boeotian
52
Lydian
42
East Greek
39
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Title
Painter
Small terracotta jug
Helladic
ca. 2650–2150 BCE
sauceboat
Helladic
ca. 2650–2150 BCE
Jug beak
GEO
Jug beak
GEO
side-spouted jug
GEO
ca. 2600–2400 BCE
side-spouted jug
GEO
ca. 2600–2400 BCE
bowl
GEO
ca. 2500–1600 BCE
bowl
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
jug with relief ornament
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Juglet
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
askos (vessel) in the form of an animal
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Jug
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
Bowl
GEO
2500–1600 BCE
Jug
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
composite vase
GEO
ca. 2500–1600 BCE
Juglet
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
jug
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
askos (vessel) in the form of a bird
GEO
ca. 2500–1600 BCE
zoomorphic askos (vessel)
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Jar
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
vase in the shape of a leather bag
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
jug
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
bowl
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Juglet
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
Juglet
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
Jug
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
one-handled jug
GEO
ca. 2500–1900 BCE
Jug
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
Askos in the form of a bird
GEO
2500–1900 BCE
biconical spindle-whorl with flat top
GEO
ca. 2500–2075 BCE
kernos (vase for multiple offerings)
Cycladic
ca. 2300–1900 BCE
jug
Cycladic
ca. 2300–1900 BCE
rim from a cup with triangles and parallel vertical lines
GEO
ca. 2300–2100 BCE
jar
Cycladic
ca. 2300–1900 BCE
base of a small vase with linear decoration
GEO
ca. 2300–2100 BCE
conical cup
GEO
ca. 2200–1900 BCE
conical cup
GEO
ca. 2200–1900 BCE
tumbler
GEO
ca. 2100–1950 BCE
zoomorphic askos (vessel)
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
flask
GEO
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
Conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Spherical spindle-whorl with broad flat top and base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Spherical spindle-whorl with broad top and base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Spherical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
composite jug
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
Truncated-biconical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with rounded base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
rim of a vase
Helladic
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
spindle whorls
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
plank-shaped figurine
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with flat base
GEO
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
askos in the shape of a quadruped
Cypriot
ca. 2000–1725 BCE
Bowl
GEO
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
rim of a vase
Helladic
ca. 2000–1600 BCE
rim and handle of a vase
Helladic
ca. 2000–1550 BCE
conical-hemispherical spindle-whorl with rounded base
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
jug
GEO
ca. 2000–1800 BCE
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