Classical Period

CLASSICAL PERIOD (480 BCE – 330 BCE)

Despite the effort of this union between Western Anatolia cities and Athens, the Persians kept Anatolia under their reign for another 150 years.

Bell Crater, Terracotta

WORKS PREFERRED IN THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

The most common pottery in the Classical Period was the red-figure technique, in which the figures are left in clay color on a black background, and the details are added with paint. This richly decorated pottery type, mostly depicting theatre and mythological scenes, became widespread in Greece and Italy in the 4^th century BCE.

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CLASSICAL PERIOD (480 BCE – 330 BCE)

WORKS PREFERRED IN THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

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