Protogeometric


or Proto-geometric, proto-geometric, Proto-Geometric
[proh-toh-jee-uh-me-trik] /ˌproʊ toʊˌdʒi əˈmɛ trɪk/
adjective, (sometimes lowercase)
1.
pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece chiefly during the 10th century b.c. and characterized by use of abstract geometrical motifs.

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