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
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
PSEUDO-PANATHENAIC AMPHORA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATTIC QUERY by RICHTER
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Hydria
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC)
Kylix
CUP C (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PROVIDENCE 22.214, CLASS OF
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Oinochoe
CUP C (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PROVIDENCE 22.214, CLASS OF
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ESSEN GROUP
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LITTLE-LION CLASS by ZIMMERMANN-ELSEIFY
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ESSEN GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 TO -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ESSEN GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
ARYBALLOS, POINTED (PROTOCORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -525 to -475
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CAYLUS P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CAYLUS P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-500 to -450
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Perhaps CAYLUS P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
PLEMOCHOE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CAYLUS P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
ALABASTRON (ITALO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
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