Ionic vase painting

Ionia first becomes noticeable as a separate region within East Greek vase painting during the final phase of the Orientalising style, when the black-figure incision style spread from Northern Ionia throughout East Greece.

In the later phase of the Wild Goat style, Northern Ionian artists imitated Corinthian vases, if rather poorly.

Perfume vessels based on the Lydian lydion shape, decorated merely with stripes, were widespread.

Some of the images are highly original, such as a Scythian with a Bactrian camel, or a satyr with a ram.

Thus, the Northampton Group shows a strong Ionic influence but was probably produced in Italy, perhaps by Ionian immigrants.