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
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TORONTO 305, GROUP OF
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GROUP E by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GROUP E by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
TORONTO 305, GROUP OF
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
ARYBALLOS (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
JAR (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LONDON B 174, GROUP OF
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (SOUTH ITALIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GROUP E by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
CUP DROOP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA PSYKTER (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EXEKIAS
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
PLATE (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
AGRIGENTO P
· Pelike
· -500 to -450
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AJAX P
· Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Aryballos
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Amphora
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Aryballos
OLPE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· -575 to -525
ALABASTRON (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Oinochoe
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LYSIPPIDES P by PAUL, E.
· Amphora
· -550 to -500
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CHICAGO P
· Alabastron
· -475 to -425
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Kylix
· -575 to -525
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Kylix
· -575 to -525
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P
· Kylix
· -575 to -525
PYXIS LID (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
CUP (IONIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HERMOGENES
· Skyphos
· -575 to -525
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Hischylos
· Kylix
· -575 to -525
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)