Bukina A.G.

Key words: Ancient Greece, North Pontic region, Corinthian vases with ornamental painting, ‘White style’, State Hermitage.
The author of the article considers the classification of Corinthian pottery vessels of the 6th century BC painted in the so-called ‘White style’. The term ‘White style’ is summarized as it had been developed in the archaeological publications from1930s to 1990s. The author analyses 13 pieces belonging to the State Hermitage collection intending to demonstrate the basic method of dating of the vases of such style.