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Apart from these are the borders, occasionally of overlapping leaves, often of small repeated units, such as Greek crosses and squares and diamonds, or else meanders or guilloches.
The subjects represented are either such scenes as occur upon the sculptured slabs, or else mere patterns scrolls, honeysuckles, chevrons, gradines, guilloches, etc. In the scenes some attempt seems to be made at representing objects in their natural colors.
Relief patterns of guilloches or rows of bosses. Characteristic of seventh century. Chance of picking up slight. Inscriptions. Earliest extant examples of use of Greek script on stone may date from this period. 600 B.C. Predominance of Attic pottery. Decay of local styles. Introduction of red colouring into clay and of superlative Attic black glaze. White Attic Vases.
The figures are in most cases simple, and are applied in broad, bold lines, indicative of a strong talent for decoration. The forms are, to a great extent, curvilinear, and embrace meanders, scrolls, circles, and combinations and groupings of curved lines in great variety. Of rectilinear forms, lozenges, guilloches, zigzags, and checkers are best known.
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