protogeometric

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English[edit]

Protogeometric amphora c.975–950 BCE.

Etymology[edit]

proto- +‎ geometric

Adjective[edit]

protogeometric (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a style of Ancient Greek pottery led by Athens and produced between roughly 1030 and 900 BCE, decorated with purely abstract elements, often with broad horizontal bands about the neck and belly and concentric circles applied with compass and multiple brush.