ABSTRACT
Most Greek pots were made for domestic use, even those which were dedi cated to the gods or deposited in graves. The chief exceptions are the great amphorae and kraters of later Geometric, the Attic white-ground lekythoi, the volute-kraters of red-figure Apulian, the Hellenistic polychrome wares-all of which were made specially for burials- and the innumerable minia ture pots turned out for dedication at sanctuaries. But though these differ in scale or the fastness of the decoration, their shapes generally follow those current in useful pottery.