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
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -525 to -475
ALABASTRON (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DIOSPHOS P
· Alabastron
· -500 to -450
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LONDON B 632, CLASS OF
· Oinochoe
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ANTIMENES P
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KEYSIDE CLASS
· Oinochoe
· -550 to -500
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-500 to -450
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -525 to -475
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-550 to -500
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KEYSIDE CLASS
· Oinochoe
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -475 to -425
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PRIAM P
· Hydria
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ACROPOLIS 606, P OF by DENOYELLE
· Hydria
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HOUND-AND-HARE GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KROTALA GROUP by HASPELS
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LITTLE-LION SHAPE
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by HASPELS
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS GROUP
· Hydria
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Oinochoe
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Oinochoe
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
PLATE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kantharos
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Skyphos
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP by ALEXANDRESCU
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP by ALEXANDRESCU
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P by BEAZLEY
· Skyphos
· -550 to -500
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Oinochoe
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM WORKSHOP by ALEXANDRESCU
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM P by ALEXANDRESCU
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Hydria
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP by ALEXANDRESCU
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Connected with HAIMON GROUP by BEAZLEY
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Connected with LANCUT GROUP
· Kylix
· -475 to -425
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Hydria
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
UPROOTER CLASS
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
UPROOTER CLASS
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
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