Protogeometric style

[5][6] After the collapse of the Mycenaean-Minoan Palace culture and the ensuing Greek Dark Ages, the Protogeometric style emerged around the late 11th century BCE,[1] as the first expression of a reviving civilization.

Following on from the development of a faster potter's wheel, vases of this period are markedly more technically accomplished than earlier Dark Age examples.

[7] The decoration of these pots is restricted to purely abstract elements and very often includes broad horizontal bands about the neck and belly and concentric circles applied with compass and multiple brush.

Many other simple motifs can be found, but unlike many pieces in the following Geometric style, typically much of the surface is left plain.

Based on Radiocarbon datings and Bayesian models to Lefkandi, Kalapodi and Corinth, Toffolo et al. (2013) placed the Sub-Mycenaean/Protogeometric transition "in the second half of the 11th century, approximately centered on 1025 BCE.