When we think about Greek vases, very often our mind goes to painted pottery with large figures occupying the entire body of a vessel. This amphora is striking in its beauty exactly because of its diversity from the common Greek vase. A beautiful glaze of reddish orange coats the pottery. Large and protruded rim under which the handles are attached. Steep shoulders (90 degrees) protruding from a slender neck. The decoration occupied the belly of the amphora and consists of a number of draped figures (possibly priestesses) moving towards the left. The subject suggests a ritual/sacral function for this vessel. Relief-decorated pottery became more popular than painted pottery during the Hellenistic period, from the 3rd century BC. The name Megarian was first given to this type of relief pottery in the late 19th century, because some of the first known examples were said to have been found in Megara (north of Athens). It has since been demonstrated that this pottery originated in Athens in the third quarter of the third century BCE.