Different Shades of Grey Minyan

systematic use of the potter’s wheel. However, because of the significant variation observed, terms
such as “True Grey Minyan” and “Imitations of Grey Minyan” were commonly applied in order to
emphasise the differences, which, nonetheless were never systematically analysed. The main subject of
the present paper is to highlight the differences existing in the potting traditions of Grey Minyan in two
nearby regions, namely the Argolid and Attica, which seem to belong to different cultural spheres, given
the divergence observed especially in the shape repertoire. The identification of different production
and consumption practices is obviously related to different cultural phenomena, as evidenced through
(a) the production of similar wheel-fashioned and hand-built Grey Minyan shapes in Attica, and (b)
the introduction of foreign potting traditions, namely wheel-fashioned Grey Minyan pots, which are
completely alien to the local, handmade ceramics of the Argolid.