Ancient Greek pottery, due to its relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum), it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.
Karena daya tahannya yang relatif lama, tembikar merupakan bagian besar dari catatan arkeologis Yunani kuno, dan karena jumlahnya sangat banyak (sekitar 100,000 vas tercatat di Corpus vasorum antiquorum), tembikar Yunani telah banyak memengaruhi pemahaman kita mengenai masyarakat Yunani.