The East Greek Wild Goat style is named for the depictions of Cretan Ibex painted on many (although not all) of its vessels. It was a widely distributed ceramic group found throughout the Eastern Aegean in the Middle Archaic Iron Age (c. 650-560 BCE). Potters made various shapes of table vessels including skyphoi (cups), dinoi (wide-rimmed bowls), askoi (pitchers), and oinochoe.
Wild Goat was first named by E.A. Gardner in the 1880’s based on finds from Naukratis. He referred to the stylistic group as the “Wild Goat Style” after the most conspicuous element in the style, the ibex. In the 1930's R.M. Cook proposed three phases to more precise...
Fabric is gray. Vessels are painted biochrome with motifs of animals or mythical beasts. The main paint color ranges from a brilliant orange to a light cream color, and the details are always painted in dark brown. Wild goats, dogs, and hares are often depicted in friezes in between broad horizontal bands.Other animals often depicted in frieze are griffins, panthers, lions, bulls, and geese, though these species are found less commonly depicted. Horizontal dividing bands are adorned with l...
