Clazomenian Black Figure Style |
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The most important style of black-figure pottery in Northern Ionia is the Clazomenian. The centre for the production of this style was Clazomenae. Clazomenian workshops activated between 550 and 520 BC. |
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Early Orientalizing Ceramic in Asia Minor |
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Exports of pottery from Asia Minor (Roman period) |
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Fikellura pottery was produced in Miletus (560-494 BC). The style was spread extensively in Rhodes, Samos, the Black Sea and Egypt. It is characterised by a rich geometric and floral decoration as well as a broad use of animal motifs. New elememts attributed to the decoration of the style are the half-moon and the helix, as well as the free background. The main shapes are the amphora, the amphoriskos and the oenochoe. |
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Geometric Pottery in Asia Minor |
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The Geometric style in Asia Minor begins in the second half of the 9th century BC, with Smyrna, Caria and Miletus as its main centres, and lasts until 700 BC or sometime later. It is a conservative style which is initially influenced by the Attic Geometric style, whereas later it is inspired more by Rhodes or the Dodecanese. |
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