A Late Minoan (ca. 1500–1400 BCE) pottery style, in which the surface of a pot was decorated with black slip, contrasting with the buff color of the unslipped clay. A variety of sea creatures, including octopus, fish and dolphins, were represented as if floating against a background of coral, sponges, and/or sea urchins.

Marine Style Rhyton from Zakros, Crete. Minoan. Ca. 1500–1450 BCE. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete.