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
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
LEKYTHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
OINOCHOE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
LOUTERION (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
ALABASTRON (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Sophilos
· Alabastron
· -600 to -550
STAND, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· Pyxis
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
PLAQUE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
STAND, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Sophilos
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Krater
· -600 to -550
CUP (ETRUSCAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P by BEAZLEY
· Hydria
· -600 to -550
HYDRIA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Hydria
· -600 to -550
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BOEOTIAN by UNKNOWN
· Pyxis
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEBES (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKANIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (SOUTH ITALIAN, CAMPANIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
PLATE, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to DOUBLEENS
· Kylix
· -500 to -450
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Pyxis
· -450 to -400
LEKANIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Lekythos
· -600 to -550
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Skyphos
· -600 to -550
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Skyphos
· -600 to -550
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Skyphos
· -600 to -550
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Skyphos
· -600 to -550
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Krater
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· Pyxis
· -600 to -550
PLATE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 to -550
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)