West Slope Ware

Ancient Greek ceramics style Three Ancient Greek kantharoi vessels in the so-called "West Slope Style", dating from 275 to 260 BC, in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens The modern term West Slope pottery describes a type of Greek fine pottery from the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods. Two kantharoi in the Agora Museum at Athens, circa 225-210 BC. West Slope pottery was especially widespread in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The name was coined in 1901 by Carl Watzinger, based on finds from the western slope of 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 Pergamon is noteworthy in this regard. Since Athens had lost its dominant role in the Mediterranean pottery markets by this time, it should not be assumed that the form is a particularly Attic one,