Dating from the 6th to the 4th century BCE, these terracotta vases derive from the Elian and Attic regions of ancient Greece, representative of the high-quality pottery produced during this period. The collection is sourced from multiple workshops, suggesting a potential exchange of cultural influences and stylistic tendencies amongst different regions at the time.
Each individual vase demonstrates the distinctive craftsmanship inherent in its geographic location and period. Most significantly, the pottery uses local clay known for its reddish tone. These vases are in black-figure, characteristics of the Attic style. The black-figure technique involves creating silhouetted figures using glossy black paint and incising to expose the clay's innate reddish color.
