Older Greek Ceramic Vessels Photos

This page features earlier examples of Greek pottery eras:
  • c3000-1100 BCE . Bronze Age Ceramics
  • 1050-900 BCE . . Proto Geometric
  • 900-700 BCE . . . Geometric
  • 800-600 BCE . . . Oriental
    Later works of Archaic & Classical era or Greek cultures with special styles are featured on Greek Pottery.

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    Ceramic conical neck barrel made as a grave good from Iraklia , Greece at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Clay spouted jugs from Yortan Kelembo in Turkey at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Stone barrel in shape of a temple probably used to hold cosmetics & jewelry from Melos, Greece at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Early Bronze age ritual ceramic lids with anthropomorphic faces at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.
    Ceramic conical neck barrel made as a grave good (3200-2900 BCE) from Iraklia , Greece at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Clay spouted jugs (3000-2500 BCE) from Yortan Kelembo in Turkey at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Stone barrel in shape of a temple (2700-2400 BCE) probably used to hold cosmetics & jewelry from Melos, Greece at Bavarian State Archaeological Collection. Munich, Germany.Early Bronze age ritual ceramic lids with anthropomorphic faces (2600-1700 BCE) at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.
    Zoomorphic ceramic vessels at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Zoomorphic ceramic jugs at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Octopus Amphora from 15th century BC at National Archeological Museum in Athens, taken from Mycenaean cemetery at Prosymna, Argos. Greece.Greek terracotta krater with bulls & pokal with sea creature from Mycenae at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
    Zoomorphic ceramic vessels (2600-1700 BCE) at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Zoomorphic ceramic jugs (1st half of 2nd millennium BCE) at Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany.Octopus Amphora from 15th century BC at National Archeological Museum in Athens, taken from Mycenaean cemetery at Prosymna, Argos. Greece.Greek terracotta krater with bulls & pokal with sea creature (1400-1300 BCE) from Mycenae at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
    Mycenaean grave goods dating from 13th century BCE in Archeology Museum in Nafplion. Greece.Mycenaean pottery krater with cuttlefish found in tomb, Enkomi, Cyprus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mycenaean pottery krater with bull & egret found in tomb, Enkomi, Cyprus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mycenaean pottery rhyton in form of bull's head found in tomb on Karpathos at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
    Mycenaean grave goods dating from 13th century BCE in Archeology Museum in Nafplion. Greece.Mycenaean pottery krater with cuttlefish (1400-1350 BCE) found in tomb, Enkomi, Cyprus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mycenaean pottery krater with bull & egret (1300-1250 BCE) found in tomb, Enkomi, Cyprus at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Mycenaean pottery rhyton in form of bull's head (1300-1200 BCE) found in tomb on Karpathos at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
    Collection of Greek terracotta vessels mostly from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Collection of Greek terracotta tall-stem urns mostly from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Athenian terracotta crater fragment with painted horses & chariot by master of Dipylon at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Proto Geometric amphora with checker board & wavy line design plus amphora with concentric circles both made in Athens at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
    Collection of Greek terracotta vessels (c1350-1100 BCE) mostly from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Collection of Greek terracotta tall-stem urns (c1350-1100 BCE) mostly from Rhodes at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Athenian terracotta crater fragment with painted horses & chariot (c750 BCE) by master of Dipylon at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Proto Geometric amphora with checker board & wavy line design (950-900 BCE) plus amphora with concentric circles (975-950 BCE) both made in Athens at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
    Greek ceramic pitcher with birds on cover from late geometric period at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Greek ceramic pitcher with cover from Attica late geometric period at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Athenian terracotta funerary amphora vase with painted horses & chariots at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Eastern Greek ceramic pitcher painted with sphinx, griffon, hounds & hares at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
    Greek ceramic pitcher with birds on cover from late geometric period (760-740 BCE) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Greek ceramic pitcher with cover from Attica late geometric period (740-720 BCE) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.Athenian terracotta funerary amphora vase with painted horses & chariots (c720-700 BCE) at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Eastern Greek ceramic pitcher painted with sphinx, griffon, hounds & hares (c600 BCE) at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria.
    Greek terracotta aryballos at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Greek earthenware Oinochoe with red-figure lion & goose at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Ceramic Boeotian Greek Kothon, black-figure tripod at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Greek terracotta plate with winged Sphinx from Eastern Greece at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
    Greek terracotta aryballos (615-600 BCE) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Greek earthenware Oinochoe with red-figure lion & goose (late 7thC BCE) at Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.Ceramic Boeotian Greek Kothon, black-figure tripod (1st half 6thC BCE) at Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, TX.Greek terracotta plate with winged Sphinx (c575-550 BCE) from Eastern Greece at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.
    Greek terracotta plate with duck design from Eastern Greece at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.Greek terracotta black-figure plate with Gorgon Medusa by Lydos of Attica at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.

    Greek terracotta plate with duck design (c575-550 BCE) from Eastern Greece at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.Greek terracotta black-figure plate with Gorgon Medusa (c560 BCE) by Lydos of Attica at Antikensammlungen. Munich, Germany.

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