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.