1. Ancient Greek pottery
Studio in Ceramics

2. Based on these shapes, what do you think
some of the functions/purpose of Ancient
Greek Pottery were?
Record your answers under the Purposes
Column.

3. Black Figure Pottery 620 - 480 BCE
What do you know about
Ancient Greek culture/society?
What questions do you have about this
piece of pottery?
Black Figure Pottery Facts:
-Red clay-terra cotta
-Black figures and patterns made from black
Glaze
-Line designs incised afterwards

5. Design:
-Functional-handles
-Narrative located in a band
-Figures drawn in motion and to
Fit in the space available in the
Band
-Decorative repeating patterns
-symmetry
-Some of the pottery was made
Using a potter’s wheel, some was
Made by hand construction, for example,
With slabs

6. Red Figure Pottery 530 – 380 BCE
Red Figure Pottery Facts:
-Red terra cotta clay
-Black linear designs and
Backgrounds painted on later
-This approach allowed for more
Refined detail

7. Ornament/ Pattern
Decorative patterns and floral designs added to the foot, rim, handles and borders of vessels. Lotus, ivy, rays, tongues and rosettes were the most popular.