West Slope Ware 

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Import Restricted since 2011.

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

This ware is named after a type of pottery from the west slope of the Athenian Acropolis. It has a black-glaze with relief and polychrome decoration and was produced first in Athens in the fourth century B.C., but the style is also manufactured elsewhere, such as at Corinth, Macedonia and Crete down to the first century.
Approximate date: 4th century -- 1st century B.C.

Example shown:
Amphora with conical body, cylindrical neck and vertical handles
Material: Clay; Period: Second half of the 3rd century B.C.; Provenance: Sea area near the Sanctuary of Hera, Corinth; Place of Production: The island of Cercyra, Ionian Sea; Dimensions: height - 70.5 cm. / diameter of body - 40.4 cm. / external diameter of rim - 18 cm. x 16 cm.
Conservation Laboratories of the Ephorate of Maritime Archaeology