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
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
AMPHORISKOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS, FRAGMENTS (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Related to LOUVRE F 6, P OF
· Krater
· -575 to -525
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Aryballos
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
OLPE (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SAPPHO P by BEAZLEY
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to SEVRES 100, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to SEVRES 100, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to SEVRES 100, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to SEVRES 100, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
PLEMOCHOE (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VATICAN G 49, P OF
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LIGHT-MAKE CLASS by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LIGHT-MAKE CLASS by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LIGHT-MAKE CLASS by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LIGHT-MAKE CLASS by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LIGHT-MAKE CLASS by BEAZLEY
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
KYATHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VATICAN 480, P OF
· -525 to -475
KYATHOS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BERLIN 2095, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
KYATHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BERLIN 2095, GROUP OF
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Pyxis
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENTS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
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