Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Aegean
8. Aegean periods
9. Aegean Bronze Age periods
10. Helladic
11. Late Helladic

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period and style that followed the demise of the Mycenaean civilization in the twelfth century BCE, and preceded the emergence of a strong Greek culture. The style is particularly distinctive in vase painting, where earlier motifs were simplified to create abstract patterns and shapes, including concentric arcs and wavy lines.