Samian vase painting

Samian vase painting was a regional style of ancient Greek vase painting; it formed part of East Greek vase painting. 
Vases were produced on Samos since the Geometric period. At the Heraion of Samos, many Geometric vases were discovered, including high-footed kraters, "kantharoi", "kotyles", "skyphoi" and round-mouthed "oinochoai". Details such as the diagonally hatched meanders and four-leafed starts betray an Attic influence. Images of birds are very common, as are horses, on Samos typically with a long main, reaching as far as the middle of the back. In one case, a "prosthesis" is depicted. 
Around 560/550 BC, Samian potters began to produce black-figure vessels of types adopted from Attic vase painting. These types are Little-master cups and face-shaped "kantharoi". The painting is precise and decorative. Besides Miletus and Rhodes, Samos was one of the main production centres of vases in the Wild Goat style. 
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