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our terminology kerameikos org skip to content kerameikos org search how to use using our search our terminology resources what is a greek vase what is lod publications presentations blog data datasets ontology apis sparql about our history meet the team contact us our terminology what is kerameikos place of production shape technique period artist what is kerameikos the word kerameikos refers to the district in ancient athens where the potters quarter was situated the kerameikos takes its name from the ancient greek word for clay or pottery keramos the root of the english word ceramic in antiquity the kerameikos served as both the potters quarter and the city s largest and most important cemetery our project takes its name from the ancient potters quarter to reflect our original focus on athenian pottery place of production place of production refers to where a vase was made artists typically used clay that was locally available and so often a vase s fabric the source type and treatment of clay will tell us about where it was produced some of the most common places of production in ancient greece include athens corinth sparta and boeotia shape the term shape refers to a vase s physical form and function some shapes have conventional names derived from greek e g amphora krater kylix oinochoe that describe their structure and often their intended use e g amphora meaning two handled oinochoe meaning wine jug others have modern names e g plate salt cellar bottle in scholarship identifying a shape helps determine a vase s purpose chronological range and sometimes its place of production technique technique refers to how a vase was made treated decorated and fired in greek vase studies the term technique is frequently used to denote a vase s decorative scheme such as black figure red figure and white ground in some scholarship technique is used interchangeably with style or ware period periods are spans of time designated by archaeologists and historians to track patterns of cultural change and organize material evidence the historical and stylistic period in which an artist worked often had a significant effect on the choices they made when making their vases for example the way the human body is rendered noticeably changes between the different periods of greek art e g archaic classical hellenistic because artistic change is gradual periods sometimes overlap or vary by region they are best understood as tools to help describe general trends in greek art and archaeology not rigid or universally experienced phases artist an artist is the individual who painted or potted a vase individual artists can sometimes be identified by their signatures e g exekias painted me but most painters and potters did not sign their works instead modern scholars like sir john beazley have developed methods for attributing unsigned vases to specific artists by closely analyzing drawing habits anatomical details and favorite motifs these artists are then given modern names like the amasis painter the berlin painter or the achilles painter it is likely that many of these artists worked together in groups or workshops and some of these workshops have been identified based on stylistic similarities e g the workshop of the penthesilea painter kerameikos org github mail instagram facebook kerameikos org data are made available under the open database license see datasets for image rights respective to individual institution