Greek Vases

Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — 293 vases

Guide to Vase Shapes How the Greeks Made Their Vases

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Terracotta rim fragment with cross-hatching and bands

rim fragment with cross-hatching and bands

GEO ca. 2300–2100 B.C

Terracotta rim fragment with quirks and bands

rim fragment with quirks and bands

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with cross-hatching

rim fragment with cross-hatching

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with hatched triangle

rim fragment with hatched triangle

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with linear motifs

rim fragment with linear motifs

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with spiral and linear motifs

vessel fragment with spiral and linear motifs

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with bands and dots

rim fragment with bands and dots

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

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

fragment of a pithos (?) with impressed zigzag pattern

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with cross-hatched triangles and broad bands

vessel fragment with cross-hatched triangles and broad bands

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta vessel fragment with linear motifs

vessel fragment with linear motifs

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with linear motifs

rim fragment with linear motifs

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with hatched form

rim fragment with hatched form

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with running spiral

rim fragment with running spiral

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with diagonal lines and chevrons

rim fragment with diagonal lines and chevrons

GEO ca. 2300–1900 BCE

Terracotta fragment of a cylindrical pyxis (box with lid) with part of handle and hatched squares

fragment of a cylindrical pyxis (box with lid) with part of handle and hatched squares

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with cross-hatched lozenges

rim fragment with cross-hatched lozenges

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim and handle fragment from a jug

rim and handle fragment from a jug

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment with triglyph and metope motif

rim fragment with triglyph and metope motif

GEO ca. 2300–2100 BCE

Terracotta fragment of a bowl

fragment of a bowl

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta rim fragment

GEO ca. 2100–1900 BCE

Terracotta body and neck fragment of a jug

body and neck fragment of a jug

GEO ca. 2100–1800 BCE

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Vase fragment

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Vase fragment

Fragment of a miniature vase

Fragment of a miniature vase

Fragment of a miniature vase

Fragment of a miniature vase

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Vase fragment

Terracotta fragment of a jug with polychrome decoration

fragment of a jug with polychrome decoration

GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Terracotta vase fragment with white inlay

vase fragment with white inlay

GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Terracotta vase fragment with floral ornament and bands

vase fragment with floral ornament and bands

GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Terracotta vase fragment with floral decoration and bands

vase fragment with floral decoration and bands

GEO ca. 1800–1700 BCE

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