Archaic Greek pottery in the Black Sea region |
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The Aegean and the Black Sea were connected in terms of trade and objects circulating since the 3rd millenium BC. Concerning the Archaic Greek pottery in the region, recent excavations have brought to light much more Archaic ceramic finds than the investigations of the previous decades. The western and northern coasts are represented by East Greek pottery of different styles, fewer Attic fine ware and more rarely Corinthian sherds of later decades. On the other hand, evidence from the southern... |
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Classical and Hellenistic Greek pottery in the Black Sea region |
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Attic pottery had prevailed in Mediterranean and Black Sea markets since the 6th century BC. The political conditions in the Pontic area, however, were decisive for the origin of the pottery imported there. So, as Attic wares were becoming less popular in the 3rd century BC , their Ionian counterparts flourished. The Greek pottery in the Black Sea region is represented by all the well known pottery styles and shapes of the period under investigation, distributed not only in the big centres but... |
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Greco-Scythian metalworking |
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The emergence and the remarkable evolution of Scythian decorative and applied art is illustrated by a great variety of important works with their own peculiar features in the style and subjects in each period. Their manufacture and use were influenced by several factors connected to the social structures and practices of the Scythians, whose contacts with the Greeks and other ethnic groups were intensified in time through the gradual establishment of an extensive network of contacts and trade... |
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Greco-Thracian metalworking |
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Greek Fine Pottery in the Black Sea Region |
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The use of Greek fine pottery in the Black Sea region has been thouroughly investigated. Archaeological excavations have brought to light Ionian, Attic and Corinthian vessels, of which the existence is attested by the Archaic period and it is persistent until Hellenistic times. These vases served different functions not only within the public but also within the private domain of their owners. Further research on fine pottery has also illuminated aspects of trade, cultural identity, choices and... |
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Jewellery in the Black Sea |
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The Kerch vases represent the last bloom of Attic red-vase painting. Most of them have been unearthed in the area of the Kingdom of Pontus (modern south Ukraine and Russia). Their dating and attribution to specific vase painters is problematic. The Kerch style is a combination of a new pictorial expression influenced by monumental painting and sculpture within the confines of the traditional style. Its iconographic themes originate mainly from the mythology. |
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Terracottae in the Black Sea area |
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