Typology of Greek Vase Shapes
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There are about 100 different types of Greek vase, many of which have several sub-types.
[edit] Vase shapes
 Amphora type A, c. 520 BC. |
 Amphora type B. |
 Amphora type C. |
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 Neck Amphora, c. 520 BC. |
Ovoid neck amphora |
Tyrrhenian neck-amphora |
 Nikosthenic amphora, c. 530 BC. |
 Nolan amphora |
 Panathenaic Amphora |
 Pseudo-panathenaic amphora, c. 500 BC. |
Pointed amphora |
 Transport amphora |
 Amphoriskos |
 Piriform Aryballos |
 Globular aryballos |
 Askos |
Chalis |
 Band cup |
 Droop cup |
 Kassel cup |
 Komast cup |
Lakonian cup |
 Lip-cup |
 Siana cup |
 Dinos |
 Epichysis |
 Exaleiptron |
 Glaux |
 Hydria-black figure type |
 Hydria-red figure type or Kalpis |
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 Kantharos type B |
 Kantharos type D |
 Kernos |
 Kothon |
 Bell Krater, c 330 BC. |
 Calyx-Krater, c. 515 BC. |
 Column Krater |
 Volute Krater |
 Kyathos |
Kylix type A |
Kylix type B |
Kylix type C |
 Lagynos |
Lebes |
 Lekane |
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 Lekanis |
 Acorn lekythos |
 Deianeira lekythos, c. 550 BC. |
 Shoulder or secondary lekythos, c. 500 BC. |
 Standard or cylinder lekythos c.490 BCE. |
 Squat lekythos |
 Loutrophoros |
 Lydion |
 Mastos |
 Nestoris |
 Oinochoe Shape 1 |
Oinochoe Shape 2 |
 Oinochoe Shape 3 |
Oinochoe Shape 7 |
Oinochoe Shape 10 |
 Olpe |
 Pinax (plaque) |
 Phiale |
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 Phormiskos (here a terracotta model) |
 Plemochoe |
 Pyxis, c. 470 BC. |
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 Pointed pyxis |
 Rhyton, c. 430 BCE. |
 Skyphos, c. 740 BC |
 Hermogenes skyphos |
 Stamnos, c. 450 BC. |
 Strainer vase |
[edit] References
- Gisela M. A. Richter, Marjorie J. Milne, Shapes and Names of Athenian Vases, Metropolitan Museum of art, New York, 1935.
