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Proto-Geometric Period, 1000-900 B.C.E. 

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Proto-Geometric Period, 1000-900 B.C.E. 

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The features of the Proto-Geometric style indicates that Greece was beginning to emerge out of a 'Dark Age' which followed the collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations of the Cretans and Mycenaeans. The decoration of Proto-Geometric pottery is very simple. The motifs tend to be curvilinear.

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The Geometric Period of Greece is named after the geometric patterns and motifs that were prevalent on pottery at this time. The predominant form of art during this period seems to have been painted pottery and the majority of Geometric vases were found in cemeteries and other burial contexts in Greece. These vases served as many different things such as decoration, grave markings, urns, etc.

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Orientalizing Period, 750-600 B.C.E. and Black-figure pottery

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Orientalizing Period, 750-600 B.C.E. and Black-figure pottery

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Ancient Greek black-figure pottery (named after the color of the depictions on the pottery) was first produced in Corinth, 700 BCE and then adopted by pottery painters in Attica, where it would become the dominant decorative style from 625 BCE and allow Athens to dominate the Mediterranean pottery market for the next 150 years. Black-figure pottery depicted animals and human silhouette figures in naturalistic detail. Before firing, a brilliant black pigment of potash, iron clay, and vinegar was thickly applied to vases and gave a slight relief effect.

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Archaic Period, 600-480 B.C.E. and Red-figure pottery 

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Archaic Period, 600-480 B.C.E. and Red-figure pottery 

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Black-figure pottery was used throughout the Archaic period before diminishing under the popularity of red-figure pottery. Red-figure pottery. Red-figure Pottery is a style of Greek vase painting that was invented in Athens around 530 BCE. The style is characterized by drawn red figures and a painted black background. In red-figure pottery, the figures are created in the original red-orange of the clay. This allowed for greater detail than in black-figure pottery, for lines could be drawn onto the figures rather than scraped out. This made the painted scenes both more detailed and more realistic, and allowed red-figure painters the opportunity to work with greater perspective.

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During this time period, the Red-figure pottery and Black-figure pottery were still popular. A new technique arose called White Ground. The difference between White Ground and the black and red- figure pottery was just the color of the grounding being white. The rarest type of vase, its manufacture started about the same time as Red-Figure, and also developed in Athens, a white slip was applied to the surface of the vase. The last recorded example of Attic Red-figure pottery was 320 BCE.

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