Preface: The topic selected and discussed within the paper is the deliberation over the evolution of Greek pottery. This topic was chosen in order to display a timeline of Greek pottery throughout history dating back to the Neolithic age with polychrome pottery and ranging up to the Classical period with red-figure style pottery. The importance of this topic is to help individuals identify commonly known Greek pottery styles, where they are from, and what time do they date back to in Greek history. In order to distinguish these factors, research was conducted on four commonly known types of Greek pottery—polychrome style, geometric style, black-figure style, and red figure style pottery. Following this, research was completed to be able to
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People’s thoughts do not automatically revert to or think of the vast amount of Greek pottery that has been preserved so beautifully over time that gives a good sense of Greek history. Following 6,000 B.C., pottery developed over the use of basket and wood basins (Pedley, 2012, 31). This was the beginning of Greek pottery evolution because it became a common piece of artwork that has been found in all of the monuments that individual’s originally think of when thinking of Greek art. Greek pottery has evolved throughout history from the Neolithic age up to the Classical period from styles such as polychrome to red-figure style pottery. Discussing the types of pottery throughout the periods of Greek history will help individuals identify these potteries and be knowledgeable of the history that correlates with the pottery. The historical periods that will be addressed are the Neolithic ages, Dark ages, as well as the Archaic period, and the Classical period too. Types of potteries that will be discussed are polychrome style, geometric style, black-figure style, and red-figure style …show more content…
These characteristics that were in polychrome style really added its own mark on their style of pottery during this period. Other designs that were implemented in their pottery during this period were patterns consisting of diagonals, and patterns of dots to depict texture within the color on the pottery by using techniques that raise the elements forward on the pottery (Pedley, 2012, 52). By putting this form of texture within the pottery, it makes this period’s style of pottery, polychrome; stand out as it does with its naturalistic elements. Neolithic and Bronze Age styled pottery have these elements that will differ, but still have similarities with the next period of history’s pottery style, geometric style in the Dark Ages. Polychrome is the style for the Neolithic and Bronze Age; this pottery design shows various elements of patterns, and decorative and naturalistic styles throughout. Next, is to address the next phase in the evolution of pottery design into the Dark
People’s thoughts do not automatically revert to or think of the vast amount of Greek pottery that has been preserved so beautifully over time that gives a good sense of Greek history. Following 6,000 B.C., pottery developed over the use of basket and wood basins (Pedley, 2012, 31). This was the beginning of Greek pottery evolution because it became a common piece of artwork that has been found in all of the monuments that individual’s originally think of when thinking of Greek art. Greek pottery has evolved throughout history from the Neolithic age up to the Classical period from styles such as polychrome to red-figure style pottery. Discussing the types of pottery throughout the periods of Greek history will help individuals identify these potteries and be knowledgeable of the history that correlates with the pottery. The historical periods that will be addressed are the Neolithic ages, Dark ages, as well as the Archaic period, and the Classical period too. Types of potteries that will be discussed are polychrome style, geometric style, black-figure style, and red-figure style …show more content…
These characteristics that were in polychrome style really added its own mark on their style of pottery during this period. Other designs that were implemented in their pottery during this period were patterns consisting of diagonals, and patterns of dots to depict texture within the color on the pottery by using techniques that raise the elements forward on the pottery (Pedley, 2012, 52). By putting this form of texture within the pottery, it makes this period’s style of pottery, polychrome; stand out as it does with its naturalistic elements. Neolithic and Bronze Age styled pottery have these elements that will differ, but still have similarities with the next period of history’s pottery style, geometric style in the Dark Ages. Polychrome is the style for the Neolithic and Bronze Age; this pottery design shows various elements of patterns, and decorative and naturalistic styles throughout. Next, is to address the next phase in the evolution of pottery design into the Dark