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
Terracotta horse and rider
ca. 600 BCE
Standing female figurine holding a flower
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mounted figure
ca. 600 BCE
PLATE (EUBOEAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-600 TO -550
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· first half of the 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jar, Canaanite
600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
OLPE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P
· -600 TO -550
Flask
600–480 BCE
Lid of a bowl
600–480 BCE
Shield bearer
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· 6th century BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P
· -600 TO -550
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
· 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine holding a baby
ca. 600–480 BCE
Oinochoe with Dionysus and Bacchante
18869
· Oinochoe
· 6th-early 5th century BCE (Archaic)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Kylix
· ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Strainer
6th century BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Low drinking cup (kylix)
The Protome Painter
· Kylix
· 6th century B.C.
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man riding a donkey
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman baking bread
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male(?) figurine holding a bird
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Juglet
600–480 BCE
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to The Horse-Head Amphorae
· Amphora
· ca. 600 BCE
Model of a coffin
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
· 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Model of a chest
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P
· Oinochoe
· -600 TO -550
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta brazier
ca. 600–530 BCE
Flask
600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
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