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
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
THESEUS P
· Skyphos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
FRAGMENT (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· -525 to -475
FRAGMENT (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PYXIS (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· -525 to -475
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SWAN GROUP
· Skyphos
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Leagros Group
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GELA P by PHILIPPAKI
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GELA P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
KYATHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
THESEUS P
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GOLTYR P by UNKNOWN
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLL GROUP by RUMPF
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TIMIADES P by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PROMETHEUS P by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CASTELLANI P by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GUGLIELMI GROUP by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CASTELLANI P by UNKNOWN
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KYLLENIOS P by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POINTED NOSE GROUP by UNKNOWN
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TIMIADES P by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TYRRHENIAN GROUP
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POINTED NOSE GROUP by BOTHMER
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
KRATER, COLUMN (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater
AMPHORA, NECK (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
PLATE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CHIMAERA P
· -650 to -600
ALABASTRON (EUBOEAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LYSIPPIDES P
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Oinochoe
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF
· Lekythos
· -550 to -500
AMPHORISKOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORISKOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
AMPHORA, NECK (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Psiax
· Skyphos
· -550 to -500
OLPE (ITALO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
RING ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
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