West Slope Ware
Ancient Agora Museum
in AthensThe modern term West Slope pottery describes a type of Greek fine pottery from the
Hellenistic
periods.
West Slope pottery was especially widespread in the
Acropolis at Athens. West Slope pottery is a subtype of Black-glazed Ware. It was additionally decorated with white, yellow and pink clay slip, incisions, vertical ribbing and imprinted roulette decoration
. The type developed during the 4th century BC out of a pottery style with applied yellowish-orange plastic ornaments that imitated gilding.
West Slope pottery is especially well known from Athens, but several other production centres have been identified. Especially
kylix and lebes
.
Similar styles developed in the
West Mediterranean. For example, the polychrome Gnathia style
is closely related. West Slope pottery underwent several stages of development until it went out of production in the second half of the 2nd century BC.
Bibliography
- Roald F. Docter: Westabhangkeramik. In: Der Neue Pauly, vol. 11, cols. 487โ488.