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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
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)
XENOKLES P · Kylix · ca. 530–520 BCE
Kylix
Kylix
Kylix · late 6th century BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
a painter of Bateman Group · Amphora · ca. 530 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Hydria · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Hydria · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment
Hydria · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · about 530–520 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup
Painter of Villa Giulia 63613 · Kylix · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Amphora Type B
Attic Black-Figure Amphora Type B
DOT-IVY GROUP · Amphora · about 530–520 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Lekythos
Attic Black-Figure Lekythos
Phanyllis Group, E, the Group of "Hoplite-leaving-home" · Lekythos · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragments (45)
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragments (45)
Swing Painter · Amphora · about 530 B.C.
Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix
Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix
Hunt Painter · Kylix · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Lip Cup
Attic Black-Figure Lip Cup
Kylix · about 530 B.C.
Kylix (drinking cup): Seated Dionysos
Kylix (drinking cup): Seated Dionysos
the Caylus Painter · Kylix · c. 530 BCE-470 BCE
Mastoid (cup): Satyrs Teasing a Goat
Mastoid (cup): Satyrs Teasing a Goat
Kylix · c. 525-500 BCE
Terracotta amphora (storage jar)
Terracotta amphora (storage jar)
Amphora · ca. 530 BCE
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Attributed to an artist related to the Antimenes Painter · Hydria · ca. 530–520 BCE
Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)
Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)
Attributed to the Group of Vatican G.57 · ca. 530–500 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Krater · about 530–520 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Volute Krater Fragment
Krater · about 530–520 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Type A (Eye Cup) Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Type A (Eye Cup) Fragment
Kylix · about 530 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragments
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragments
Krokotos Painter · Kylix · about 530–520 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Band Cup
Attic Black-Figure Band Cup
Kylix · about 530 B.C.
Fragments of an Attic Black-Figure Cup
Fragments of an Attic Black-Figure Cup
Kylix · about 530–520 B.C.
Kylix (Drinking Cup)
Kylix (Drinking Cup)
the Workshop of Nikosthenes · Kylix · 530-520 BCE
Amphora (Storage Jar)
Amphora (Storage Jar)
the style of the Antimenes Painter · Amphora · 530-520 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
the manner of the Lysippides Painter · Amphora · ca. 530 BCE
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
the Group of Copenhagen 99 · Amphora · ca. 530 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
RecallsFAT-RUNNER GROUP by BEAZLEYVATICAN G 52, GROUP OF · Oinochoe · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581 II, CLASS OF · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENS 581, CLASS OF · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Amphora · last quarter of 6th century BCE
LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-525 TO -475
Black-Figure Hydria (Water Vessel): Frontal Quadriga (Body); Theseus and Minotaur (Shoulder)
Black-Figure Hydria (Water Vessel): Frontal Quadriga (Body); Theseus and Minotaur (Shoulder)
Antimenes Painter · Hydria · c. 520 BCE
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Amphora · last quarter of the 6th century BCE
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater · -525 TO -475
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
the Kleophrades Painter · Amphora · ca. 500 BCE
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Connected withPISTIAS CLASS · Skyphos · -525 TO -475
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos · -525 TO -475
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment
Kylix · late 6th century B.C.
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM WORKSHOP · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Group ofATHENA P · Oinochoe · -525 TO -475
OINOCHOE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe · -525 TO -475
LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GELA P · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P · Lekythos · -525 TO -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix · -525 TO -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF · Krater · -525 TO -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF · Krater · -525 TO -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF · Krater · -525 TO -475
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP · Skyphos · -525 TO -475
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CompareCHC GROUP · Skyphos · -525 TO -475
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VILLA GIULIA M 482, P OF · Oinochoe · -525 TO -475
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix · -525 TO -475
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HALF-PALMETTES, P OF THE · -525 TO -475
LEKYTHOS (UNCERTAIN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (UNCERTAIN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -525 TO -475
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HALF-PALMETTES, P OF THE · -525 TO -475
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