Greek Vases

Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — 21,964 vases

Guide to Vase Shapes How the Greeks Made Their Vases
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
Terracotta amphora
Amphora
GEO 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta carinated bridge-spouted jug
Kylix
GEO ca. 1900–1750 BCE
Terracotta amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta carinated cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1900–1750 BCE
Amphora, miniature
Amphora
GEO 1900–1600 BCE
Terracotta straight-sided cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE
Terracotta oval-mouthed amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1750–1700 BCE or 3rd–1st century BCE
Terracotta straight-sided cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE
Terracotta straight-sided cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1750–1700 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1750–1600 BCE
Terracotta amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1725–1600 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1500 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
Pyxis
GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (jar)
Pyxis
GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta miniature one-handled cup
Kylix
Minoan ca. 1600–1525 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta hemispherical cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta rim and upper body fragment from a straight-sided cup with tortoiseshell ripple motif
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1525 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1450 BCE
Terracotta cup with one handle
Kylix
GEO ca. 1600–1050 BCE
Terracotta hemispherical cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1525–1450 BCE
Terracotta krater
Krater
GEO ca. 1450–1200 BCE
Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration
Kylix
Helladic, Mycenaean ca. 1400–1300 BCE
Terracotta chariot krater
Krater
GEO ca. 1375–1350 BCE
Terracotta tankard
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE
Terracotta pulled rim bowl
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1200 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1050 BCE
Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1300 BCE
Terracotta krater (deep bowl) with four handles
Krater
Mycenaean ca. 1400–1190 BCE
Terracotta stemmed cup with murex decoration
Kylix
GEO ca. 1400–1300 BCE
Terracotta one-handled cup
Kylix
GEO ca. 1300–1200 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) with flower
Kylix
Mycenaean ca. 1300–1225 BCE
Terracotta krater
Krater
Mycenaean ca. 13th century BCE
Terracotta squat alabastron (jar)
Alabastron
Mycenaean ca. 13th century BCE
Amphora
Amphora
GEO 1200–1050 BCE
Terracotta krater
Krater
GEO ca. 1150–1100 BCE
Krater
Krater
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Cup
Kylix
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Cup
Kylix
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Amphora
Amphora
GEO
Amphora
Amphora
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Amphora
Amphora
GEO
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO
Cup
Kylix
GEO
Amphora
Amphora
GEO
Amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
Oinochoe, miniature
Oinochoe
GEO ca. 1050–900 BCE
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