What are the types of Greek vases?

The types of Greek vases relate to how people used them in their daily lives. They include storage and transport vases like the amphora and the hydria, mixing vessels like the krater, jugs like the kantharos and perfume and oil vases like the lekythos. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique vases.

What is a Greek vase called?

Greek vases go by a number of names — scholars tasked with naming Greek pottery have done so over the years by studying Greek and Latin literature as well as trying to uncover names based on inscriptions on the vessels themselves. Some of the names used today — such as pelike, hydria, stamnos or amphora for storage vessels — according to current research, may in fact not be the names that were used in antiquity. Find Greek vases and other Greek pottery from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.

Which Greek vase is an amphora?

An amphora vase is the Greek vase that has an urn-like shape with a wide mouth, medium-length neck and curved body supported by a footed or flat base. Amphora vases usually have two arched handles. Shop a selection of amphora vases on 1stDibs.

Greek Vase Terracotta

19th Century Olive Jar

Olive Oil Vessels

Greek Oil Jar

Ancient Greek Vessel

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Apulian Hand-Painted Epichysis Jug , circa 300-400 BC

$2,700

Large 19th Century Mediterranean Urn

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

amphora form with its ring décor and three ear handles originated in Greek pottery thousands of years ago

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Antique 19th Century Greek Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Large 19th Century Mediterranean Urn

$4,510

Overscale 19th Century Mediterranean Olive Jar

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An antique Greek olive oil jar from the 19th Century with a weathered patina. This traditional

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Antique Late 19th Century Greek Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Overscale 19th Century Mediterranean Olive Jar

$4,199

Large 20th Century Greek Terracotta Amphora Vase

Located in London, GB

A large and highly decorative terracotta Amphora vase, after the antique. The base bearing an

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20th Century Greek Vases

Large 20th Century Greek Terracotta Amphora Vase

$1,200

Large Hand-Painted Greek or Egyptian Revival Terracotta Vase with Handles

Located in New York, NY

A stunning Greek or Egyptian revival painted terracotta vase with shaped handles. Hand-painted

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Vintage 1930s Italian Greek Revival Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Large Hand-Painted Greek or Egyptian Revival Terracotta Vase with Handles

$5,000

Large 19th Century Terracotta Copy After Ancient Greek Calyx Krater

Located in Brussels, BE

Large 19th century terracotta copy after Ancient Greek Calyx Krater. Measures: Diameter 43 cm

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Antique 1890s Hellenistic Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Large 19th Century Terracotta Copy After Ancient Greek Calyx Krater

$2,254

Large Vintage Midcentury White Terracotta Pot from Greece with Three Handles

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large vintage three-handled painted terracotta pot from mid-20th century Greece, with white

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Mid-20th Century Greek Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Terracotta

Large Vintage Midcentury White Terracotta Pot from Greece with Three Handles

$1,250

Pair of 20th Century Terracotta Attic-Style Bell Crater Vases

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The 20th century attic-style bell crater vases, each painted in the Ancient Greek manner, having

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Mid-20th Century European Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 20th Century Terracotta Attic-Style Bell Crater Vases

$670

Vintage Encaustic Hand Painted Terracotta Greek Vase with Handle

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage encaustic hand painted terracotta Greek water jug with handle. Tall hand painted jar

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Vintage 1970s Greek Greek Revival Pitchers

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Encaustic Hand Painted Terracotta Greek Vase with Handle

$450

EXCEPTIONAL TERRACOTTA VASE DEPICTING GREEK WARRIORS by Fantoni

Located in San Francisco, CA

'sgraffito' terracotta

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Vintage 1950s Decorative Objects

EXCEPTIONAL TERRACOTTA VASE DEPICTING GREEK WARRIORS by Fantoni

$1,250

Pair of large terra cotta oil jars

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of terra cotta oil jars from Greece. Unglazed. These jars are in original white wash finish

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Early 20th Century Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of large terra cotta oil jars

$8,200

Italian Pottery Double Handled Drinking Cup

Located in Essex, MA

An Italian terra cotta double handled drinking up, after an ancient Greek design. Impressed

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Vintage 1950s Italian Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Pottery Double Handled Drinking Cup

$340

Early 20th Century Terracotta Attic Vase

Located in London, GB

An early twentieth century terracotta vase in the Attic taste, of bottle form, the red clay surface

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Early 20th Century French Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century Terracotta Attic Vase

$1,643

Ancient Greek Canthare in Terracotta

Located in Marseille, FR

Ancient Greek Canthare in terracotta decorated with a feminine figure. Great Greece 4th century BC

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Canthare in Terracotta

$2,729

19th Century Terracotta Copy after Ancient Greek Kylix

Located in Brussels, BE

19th century terracotta copy after Ancient Greek Kylix. Measures: Hauteur - 9 cm, diamètre - 24 cm.

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Antique 1890s Hellenistic Vases

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Terracotta Copy after Ancient Greek Kylix

$569

Greek Urn Facsimile

Located in Stamford, CT

Museum facsimile of a large ancient Greek terracotta urn.

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20th Century Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Greek Urn Facsimile

$650

Vintage Hand Painted Greek Amphora

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage hand painted Greek amphora. Size: 4” D x 7” H.

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1990s Greek Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Vintage Hand Painted Greek Amphora

$175

Pair of Grand Tour Greek Homoerotic Attic Urns

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of Grand Tour Greek Homoerotic Attic Urns, One side decorated with typical decoration, the

Category

20th Century Greek Grand Tour Urns

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Grand Tour Greek Homoerotic Attic Urns

$2,750

Collection of Small Greek Octopus Terra Cotta Undersea Pots

Located in Houston, TX

A collection of hand made terra cotta pots originally submerged under sea and used as a habitat for an individual octopus. Each pot has a unique pattern of organic encrustation from ...

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20th Century Greek Greco Roman Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Collection of Small Greek Octopus Terra Cotta Undersea Pots

$312

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Greek Vase Terracotta For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Greek vase terracotta available at 1stDibs. A Greek vase terracotta — often made from ceramic, terracotta and paint — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Greek vase terracotta, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Greek vase terracotta, designed in the Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Greek Vase Terracotta?

A Greek vase terracotta can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,250, while the lowest priced sells for $140 and the highest can go for as much as $49,194.

Finding the Right Vases-vessels for You

For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.

Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.

On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.

A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.

Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.

Questions About Greek Vase Terracotta

What are the types of Greek vases?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The types of Greek vases relate to how people used them in their daily lives. They include storage and transport vases like the amphora and the hydria, mixing vessels like the krater, jugs like the kantharos and perfume and oil vases like the lekythos. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique vases.
What is a Greek vase called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
Greek vases go by a number of names — scholars tasked with naming Greek pottery have done so over the years by studying Greek and Latin literature as well as trying to uncover names based on inscriptions on the vessels themselves. Some of the names used today — such as pelike, hydria, stamnos or amphora for storage vessels — according to current research, may in fact not be the names that were used in antiquity. Find Greek vases and other Greek pottery from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
Which Greek vase is an amphora?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
An amphora vase is the Greek vase that has an urn-like shape with a wide mouth, medium-length neck and curved body supported by a footed or flat base. Amphora vases usually have two arched handles. Shop a selection of amphora vases on 1stDibs.