Geometric Art Terra Cotta Vase Pottery Greece Ancient Greek Key Motifs Handles

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Geometric Art Terracotta handmade and hand painted two handled jar, amphora with Greek Key Motifs and Ancient Greek Animals.
Geometric … Read more Geometric Art Terracotta handmade and hand painted two handled jar, amphora with Greek Key Motifs and Ancient Greek Animals.
Geometric art is a phase of Greek art, characterized largely by geometric motifs in vase painting, that flourished towards the end of the Greek Dark Ages, circa 900 BC – 700 BC. Its center was in Athens, and from there the style spread among the trading cities of the Aegean.
This piece is styled after the late Geometric IIA Period. 735–720 B.C.
Marked, numbered and dated at the Base.
In good vintage condition, no chips, no cracks, some minor paint losses at the Top.
A great collectors item.

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