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geometric oinochoe with birds
£50.00
Influenced by Geometric pottery, which dates roughly between the 8th and 7th centuries BC, this oinochoe is decorated with circular and angular patterns that were common motifs in this period. Height: 14cm
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about this pottery collection
This pottery collection is produced in Greece in the workshop of the Lioulias family, with whom It's All Greek is proud to have been working since 2004.
about the Geometric Style
The Geometric Style in Greek art dates to ca 900-700 BCE.
The decoration is formulaic, with the repetition of stylised motifs such as the zigzag, the triangle, the meander, and other linear and wave motifs. In addition to these abstract elements, vase painters gradually introduced stylized animals and human forms.
The literary counterpart would be the repeated epithets and formulaic phrases in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.