Protoattic pottery

As Protoattische ceramic in are attic produced clay vessels of the oriental-style refers to the v. 700 Chr. Replaced the geometric style .

The Protoattic vase painting combines elements of the geometric style with oriental motifs, such as B. palmettes, tendrils and other plant ornaments, spiral hooks, lions and mythical creatures. Large-format figures and ornaments are typical of the decorations in the Protoattic vases. Silhouette and outline painting are combined with one another. In addition, the internal scoring common in black-figure vase painting is taken from Corinthian painting . In the 2nd quarter of the 7th century BC Chr. (Black and white style) a lot of white paint is used in addition to the black clay slip. Since around 650 BC Chr. Is then worked with the previously rather sparingly used purple red.

literature

• Robert Manuel Cook : Greek Painted Pottery. 3rd edition. Routledge, London et al. 1997, ISBN 0-415-13859-0 , pp. 63-70.
• John Boardman : Early Greek Vase Painting. 11th - 6th centuries BC. A handbook. Thames and Hudson, London 1998, ISBN 0-500-20309-1 , pp. 88-90.
• Thomas Mannack : Greek vase painting. An introduction , Theiss, Stuttgart 2002. ISBN 3-8062-1743-2 . Pp. 95-98.