A Published Megarian Ware Pottery Bowl, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE Writing its natural concentric layers in

its natural concentric layers in dark gray and white forming a pronounced eye motif

these dishes continued to serve a symbolic purpose

and a few very minor chips on the hair knots

and wearing a short pleated kilt

Condition:  The surface oxidized with a fine metallic sheen

A Published Megarian Ware Pottery Bowl, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE Writing its natural concentric layers inA fine orange slipware pottery hemispherical bowl molded on the exterior with an elaborate relief decoration of palmette leaves alternating with stylized standing human figures and elongated amphorae, and a rosette in the center of the base. Center band of horizontal bars. Relief decorated pottery became more popular than painted pottery during the Hellenistic period. The name Megarian was first given to this type of mold made relief bowl in the late