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"Submycenean" and Pottery of the Geometric Period (including "sub-Geometric") 

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Object Type

Containers and Vessels

Material

Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay

Country of Origin

Greece

Credit

The Government of the Hellenic Republic 

Caption

Import Restricted since 2011.

Section I.C.2.c of Designated List in force since 2011.

Handmade and wheelmade pottery that succeeds the styles of the Late Bronze Age and is produced in decorated and undecorated styles, often reflecting that of the Late Bronze Age but predominantly using compasses for circles and linear "geometric" decoration, as well as schematic representations of humans, animals and birds.
Approximate dates: 12th century B.C. to 7th century B.C.

Example shown:
Protogeometric Minature Terracotta Box with linear decoration and geometric motifs
Material: Clay; Period: End of the 10th century B.C.; Provenance: Cemetery of Kerameikos; Place of Production: Attica; Dimensions: height - 10.5 cm. / width - 24 cm.
Kerameikos Museum, Athens

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