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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
Pyxis mit Deckel, korinthisch (Pyxis mit Deckel, Korinthische Pyxis mit Deckel)
Pyxis mit Deckel, korinthisch (Pyxis mit Deckel, Korinthische Pyxis mit Deckel)
Pyxis · 600-575 v. Chr.
Low drinking cup (kylix)
Low drinking cup (kylix)
The Protome Painter · Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Vase
Vase
first half of the 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta olpe (jug)
Terracotta olpe (jug)
ca. 600–575 BCE
Female protome-mask
Female protome-mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Standing female tambourine player
Standing female tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male lyre player
Standing male lyre player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta female musician
Terracotta female musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing tambourine player
Standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine holding a baby
Seated female figurine holding a baby
ca. 600–480 BCE
Right foot
Right foot
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head
Male head
ca. 600 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male(?) figurine holding a bird
Standing male(?) figurine holding a bird
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated bird figurine
Seated bird figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta bell
Terracotta bell
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta head with wreath
Terracotta head with wreath
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta female musician
Terracotta female musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta head of a man
Terracotta head of a man
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female tambourine player
Seated female tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Donkey figurine
Donkey figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta musician
Terracotta musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman baking bread
Terracotta woman baking bread
ca. 600–480 BCE
Model of a coffin
Model of a coffin
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Anthropomorphic mask
Anthropomorphic mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta head of a man
Terracotta head of a man
ca. 600 BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -600 TO -550
LID, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LID, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CERAMEICUS P · -600 TO -550
OLPE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EARLY OLPAI, CLASS OF THE · -600 TO -550
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KOMAST GROUP · Amphora · -600 TO -550
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a ship
Terracotta model of a ship
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Male figurine
Male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Attisch schwarzfigurige Schale (Attische Kleinmeisterschale)
Attisch schwarzfigurige Schale (Attische Kleinmeisterschale)
Kylix · 600-575 v. Chr.
Standing female lyre player
Standing female lyre player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
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