Orientalizing Period: Near Eastern Influences on Greek Art (c. 750–600 BCE)

1. Al-Mina functions as a Greek–Levant contact zone

   Jan 1, 800 BCELabels: Al-Mina, Greek Levant

   • AlMina
   • Orientalizing

2. Euboeans found Pithekoussai trading settlement

   Jan 1, 775 BCELabels: Pithekoussai, Euboeans

   • Britannica
   • NestorCup

3. Greek alphabet adopted from Phoenician script

   Jan 1, 775 BCELabels: Greek Alphabet, Phoenician Script

   • GreekAlphabet
   • Britannica

4. Dipylon inscription attests early alphabetic writing

   Jan 1, 740 BCELabels: Dipylon Inscription, Athens

   • Dipylon
   • GreekAlphabet

5. Nestor’s Cup inscription links writing and trade

   Jan 1, 720 BCELabels: Nestor s, Pithekoussai

   • NestorCup
   • UMLibrary

6. Protoattic vase painting emerges in Attica

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Protoattic Painting, Attica

   • Analatos
   • Orientalizing

7. Corinth invents black-figure technique for pottery

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Corinth, Black-figure Technique

   • Britannica
   • CUClassic

8. Spartan ivory votives reflect eastern luxury materials

   Jan 1, 700 BCELabels: Sparta, Ivory Votives

   • SpartaIvory
   • Orientalizing

9. Griffin-cauldron attachments spread in sanctuary dedications

   Jan 1, 650 BCELabels: Griffin Protomes, Sanctuary Dedications

   • MetMuseum
   • AcropolisMus

10. Eleusis Amphora exemplifies Protoattic Orientalizing narrative

    Jan 1, 638 BCELabels: Eleusis Amphora, Polyphemos Painter

    • EleusisAmp
    • Orientalizing

11. Heraion at Mon Repos built in early archaic Corfu

    Jan 1, 610 BCELabels: Heraion Mon, Corfu

    • MonRepos
    • Britannica

12. Temple of Artemis at Corfu displays monumental gorgon pediment

    Jan 1, 580 BCELabels: Temple of, Gorgon Pediment

    • CambridgeMCA
    • ArtemisCorfu