Early Bronze Age Clay Vases from Orchomenos

Clay vases from Orchomenos. Early Bronze Age

Clay vases from Orchomenos.
Early Bronze Age (2700-2100 BCE). The variety of shapes, distinctive firing technique and surface treatment are testimony to the wealth of the city.
Black-burnished vases in the shape of an askos.
Sauceboat. A typical utensil of the middle phase of the Early Bronze Age.
Amphora type cup with a wavy rim.
Burnished jug
Depas amphikypellon and ‘eggcups’.
Typical vase shapes characteristic of an Early Bronze Age phase in the Aegean.
Exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.