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The first distinctive Greek pottery style first appeared around 1000 BCE or perhaps even earlier. Reminiscent in technique of the earlier Greek civilizations of Minoan Crete and the Mycenaean mainland, early Greek pottery decoration employed simple shapes, sparingly used.
They also dictated the way the vessels were decorated. The stamnos (mixing jar) has a wide mouth that facilitates mixing. Its pair of side handles allowed for two decorative fields of equal size, one on the front and one on the back. The stamnos was a favorite shape of this artist, but he also decorated other shapes.ith refined designs that are gracefully adapted to its shape, this stamnos embodies the finest achievements of red-figure pottery. â Entry, Essential Guide, 2013, p. 70. The shapes of these vases indicate they had specific purposes.