Technique
Black-figure
Period
c. 620–480 BC
Collection
21495 vases
Figures painted in black slip on the natural red clay, with details incised through to the clay beneath. Invented at Corinth but perfected at Athens, where Exekias brought it to its supreme achievement. The technique demands extraordinary precision with the incising tool.
21495 examples
Attic Black-Figure Dinos and Stand Fragments (81)
Kyllenios Painter
· Dinos
· about 570 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (wine jug)
Attributed to the Lotus-Cross Painter
· Oinochoe
· ca. 570–550 BCE
Vase fragment
570–550 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta krater or dinos (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Sophilos
· Krater
· ca. 570 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Painter of London B 76
· Amphora
· ca. 570–560 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Ptoon Painter
· Amphora
· ca. 570–560 BCE
'Little Master' Kylix (drinking cup): Seated Sphinx
Kylix
· mid 6th century BCE
Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting the birth of Athena
Amphora
· about 540 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Dinos Fragment
Kyllenios Painter
· Dinos
· about 565 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Dinos Fragment
Kyllenios Painter
· Dinos
· about 565 B.C.
Amphora
Amphora
· ca. 560–520 BCE
Terracotta Little Master cup
Kylix
· ca. 565–550 BCE
Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Four-Horse Chariot and Charioteer; Sphinx and Lions
Lydos
· Krater
· c. 560-550 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Dinos Fragment
Kyllenios Painter
· Dinos
· about 565 B.C.
Terracotta kylix: band-cup (drinking cup)
Attributed to the manner of Elbows Out
· Kylix
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Fragment of a kylix: band-cup (drinking cup)
Elbows Out
· Kylix
· ca. 540 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Amphora
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup)
the Sandal Painter
· Kylix
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Kylix (Lip Cup) with Panther and Inscription
2700
· Kylix
· mid 6th century BCE (Archaic)
Korinthisches Votivtäfelchen
560-540 v. Chr.
Bauchamphora (Attische Bauchamphora)
Lydos
· Amphora
· 560-540 v. Chr.
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)
Nearchos
· Kylix
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup
Painter of Boston C.A.
· Kylix
· about 560 B.C.
Komast Cup
The Palazzolo Painter
· Kylix
· 560-550 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 560–500 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
· middle of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Krater
· ca. 560–500 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· mid 6th century BCE
Fragment of a terracotta oinochoe (jug)
The Altenburg Painter
· Oinochoe
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
the Circle of the Lydos
· Hydria
· ca. 560 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (storage jar)
HARVARD 2271, P OF
· Amphora
· ca. 560 BCE
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Nikias
· Amphora
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Lydos
· Alabastron
· 560-540 v. Chr.
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
· mid 6th century BCE
Attisch-schwarzfiguriger Kantharos
Sokles-Maler
· Kantharos
· 560-540 v. Chr.
Kylix (Drinking Cup)
the Workshop of the "Bird-frieze Painter"
· Kylix
· 560-550 BCE
Plate: Two Winged Figures
Lydos
· c. 560-550 BCE
Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup)
Attributed to the Painter of Boston C.A.
· Kylix
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Vase fragment
ca. 560–500 BCE
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Hydria
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Amphora (Tyrrhenian)
Castellani Painter
· Amphora
· 560–555 B.C.
Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup)
Attributed to an artist related to the C Painter
· Kylix
· ca. 560 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Amphora
· ca. 560–550 BCE
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
the Ptoon Painter
· Hydria
· ca. 560 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
the Amasis Painter
· Oinochoe
· ca. 560 BCE
Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup)
Related to LONDON B 76, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· ca. 560 BCE
Attic Black-figure Amphora of Type B: Duelling Warriors
The Painter of Harvard 2271
· Amphora
· c. 550 BCE
Dish
ca. 550 BCE
Hydria (water jar): Warrior's Farewell
Hydria
· c. 550-540 BCE
Jug
ca. 550–500 BCE
Shallow dish with foot
ca. 550–500 BCE
Jug
ca. 550–500 BCE
Dish
ca. 550–500 BCE
Stand
ca. 550 BCE
Terracotta footed cup
Kylix
· ca. 550 BCE
Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Boxers
Class of London B 524
· Oinochoe
· c. 550–540 BCE
Jug
mid 6th century BCE
Cup
Kylix
· ca. 550 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· mid 6th century BCE
Vase with lid
ca. 550–500 BCE
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