Vases Black-figure
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
Fragment einer Oinochoe (Oinochoe, Fragment einer Kanne, Oinochoenfragment, Korinthische Kanne (Bruchstück))
Fragment einer Oinochoe (Oinochoe, Fragment einer Kanne, Oinochoenfragment, Korinthische Kanne (Bruchstück))
Oinochoe · 675-650 v. Chr.
Aryballos (oil flask): Griffin, Lion, and Sphinxes; Dogs Hunting Hare
Aryballos (oil flask): Griffin, Lion, and Sphinxes; Dogs Hunting Hare
Aryballos · 670-630 BCE
Aryballos (oil flask): Bull between Lions; Dogs Hunting Hare
Aryballos (oil flask): Bull between Lions; Dogs Hunting Hare
Aryballos · 650-630 BCE
Cylindrical Jar
Cylindrical Jar
6256 · mid 7th century BCE (Orientalizing)
Black-figure Alabastron: Water Birds
Black-figure Alabastron: Water Birds
Alabastron · 650-630 BCE
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos · -650 TO -600
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos · -650 TO -600
OLPE (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
-650 TO -600
OLPE, FRAGMENT (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE, FRAGMENT (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-650 TO -600
OLPE, FRAGMENT (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE, FRAGMENT (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-650 TO -600
Terracotta skyphos (drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (drinking cup)
Skyphos · late 7th-6th century BCE
AMPHORA, NECK (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
AMPHORA, NECK (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora · -650 TO -600
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos · -650 TO -600
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 650–480 BCE
ALABASTRON (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
ALABASTRON (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron · -650 TO -600
Alabastron with the ""Mistress of the Animals""
Alabastron with the ""Mistress of the Animals""
6256 · Alabastron · third quarter of the 7th century BCE (Orientalizing)
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos · -650 TO -600
ALABASTRON (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, SILHOUETTE)
ALABASTRON (PROTOCORINTHIAN, TRANSITIONAL, SILHOUETTE)
Alabastron · -650 TO -600
Standing male figurine of an "Assyrian" type
Standing male figurine of an "Assyrian" type
mid-7th–end of the 6th century BCE
Protocorinthian (Early Black-Figure) Aryballos (Oil Flask): Animals
Protocorinthian (Early Black-Figure) Aryballos (Oil Flask): Animals
Aryballos · c. 650–640 BCE
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Greek; Corinth · Oinochoe · 640-625 BCE
Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx
Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx
Oinochoe · c. 630-600 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta vase
Fragment of a terracotta vase
the Lion Painter · ca. 630–620 BCE
Terracotta funerary plaque
Terracotta funerary plaque
late 7th century BCE
Terracotta Nicosthenic neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta Nicosthenic neck-amphora (jar)
Amphora · late 7th–6th century BCE
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Alabastron · late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Vase with lid
Vase with lid
late 7th century–early 6th century BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
late 6th–early 5th century BCE
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Pyxis · late 7th–6th century BCE
Ladle
Ladle
4th quarter of the 7th–mid 6th century BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · late 7th–6th century BCE
Plate with a Gorgoneion
Plate with a Gorgoneion
1877 · ca. 600 BCE (Early Archaic)
Korinthisches Votivtäfelchen
Korinthisches Votivtäfelchen
625-601 v. Chr.
Aryballos (Cointainer for Oil)
Aryballos (Cointainer for Oil)
Greek; Corinth · Aryballos · 625-600 BCE
Terracotta stemmed plate
Terracotta stemmed plate
ca. 625–600 BCE
Terracotta stemmed plate
Terracotta stemmed plate
ca. 625–600 BCE
Terracotta antefix (roof tile)
Terracotta antefix (roof tile)
ca. 625–600 BCE
Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · ca. 625–600 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta female figure
Fragment of a terracotta female figure
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta tripod pyxis (box)
Terracotta tripod pyxis (box)
Pyxis · ca. 620–590 BCE
Fragment of a terracotta stemmed dish
Fragment of a terracotta stemmed dish
late 7th–early 6th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Related to the Kaeppeli Painter · Aryballos · ca. 620–590 BCE
Vase
Vase
end of 7th–early 6th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase)
Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase)
Attributed to the Duel Painter · Aryballos · ca. 620–590 BCE
Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
Alabastron (oil flask): Lion
Alabastron · c. 620-600 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Alabastron · ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Attributed to the New York Comast Painter · Aryballos · ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Alabastron · ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (storage jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (storage jar)
Amphora · ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (wine jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (wine jug)
Attributed to an artist in the Sydney Cluster · Oinochoe · ca. 620–590 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Attributed to the Potnia Painter · Alabastron · ca. 620–590 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment
Nessos Painter · Amphora · about 620 B.C.
Jug
Jug
late 7th–6th century BCE
Jug with lid
Jug with lid
late 7th–6th century BCE
Amphoriskos: Animal frieze of lions, birds and geese
Amphoriskos: Animal frieze of lions, birds and geese
615-600 BCE
Löwenrhyton (Böotischer Löwenbecher (Tierkopfrhyton))
Löwenrhyton (Böotischer Löwenbecher (Tierkopfrhyton))
610-590 v. Chr.
Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man
Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man
Aryballos · c. 600 BCE
Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Animal Friezes
Black-Figure Neck-Amphora (Storage Vessel): Animal Friezes
St. Louis Painter · Amphora · c. 600–580 BCE
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