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
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· Hydria
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· Hydria
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Related to DOLPHIN GROUP
· Hydria
· -525 to -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DOLPHIN GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DOLPHIN GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
URE'S CLASS C
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
URE'S TYPE B
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
URE'S CLASS C
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
FAT-RUNNER GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
FAT-RUNNER GROUP
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DIOSPHOS P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -500 to -450
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COPENHAGEN 68, CLASS OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VATICAN G 49, CLASS OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
RING ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
VATICAN G 49, CLASS OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
OLPE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (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
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM P by ZIMMERMANN-ELSEIFY
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P by BEAZLEY
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Hydria
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DIOSPHOS P
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -525 to -475
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
MARATHON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, SILHOUETTE)
Krater
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Pyxis
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
MUNICH 1812, CLASS AND GROUP OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
CUP B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Krater
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by PFISTERER-HAAS
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
CUP DROOP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Hydria
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GALLATIN NECK-AMPHORA
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
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