Phase in the Archaic period of ancient Greek art
For Western imitation or depiction of Eastern culture, especially in 1700s–1900s, see
Orientalism .
New motifs on an East Greek vase: the palmette and volute
Corinthian orientalising jug, c. 620 BC, Antikensammlungen Munich
Neck of a Proto-Attic loutrophoros by the Analatos Painter .
Etruscan ivory pyxis and lid with sphinx-shaped handle, 650–625 BC
In the Archaic phase of ancient Greek art , the Orientalizing period or Orientalizing revolution (also spelled "Orientalising") is the cultural and art historical period that began during the later part of the 8th century BC, when there was a heavy influence from the more advanced art of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Ancient Near East . The main sources were Syria and Assyria as well as Phoenicia and Egypt .[ 1] [ 2] With the spread of Phoenician civilization by Carthage and Greek colonisation into the Western Mediterranean , these artistic trends also influenced the Etruscans and early Ancient Romans in the Italian peninsula .
^ Robert Manuel Cook , Pierre Dupont, East Greek Pottery, Routledge , 1998 pp. 29ff.
^ Robert Manuel Cook , Greek Painted Pottery, Routledge, 3rd edition (1997), p. 41: "The technique of these works is generally incompetent, their style often a stale and varying medley of the traditional Hittite, Assyrian and Egyptian elements that were currently available in North Syria."