Artists such as the Diplyon Master, the emblematic painter of the Late Geometric period, revolutionized many of the stylistic elements of contemporary pottery that are seen on the present example. The artist introduced narrow animal friezes to adorn vessels, as visible here with the cranes on the amphora's neck. They were purely decorative and likely borrowed from the Near East, such as Levantine ivory reliefs or Attic diadems. Also new was the use of continuous ornamental bands, previously in dark glaze. One of the most popular motifs was to "divide a main field vertically into square panels recalling the metopes of a Doric temple, often with narrow 'triglyphs' intervening." By the end of the Late Geometric I Period, motifs such as the quatrefoil, the swastika and lozenges were also popular.
