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
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
FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
· -500 to -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LITTLE-LION CLASS
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kantharos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
KANTHAROS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kantharos
AMPHORA, BELLY (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ANTIPHON P
· Amphora
· -500 to -450
OINOCHOE, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, SILHOUETTE)
HAIMON GROUP by TUNA-NÖRLING
· Pyxis
· -500 to -450
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
PYXIS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SEVRES 100, P OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Skyphos
ARYBALLOS, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN)
Aryballos
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
LEKANIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
CUP (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
LEBES (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HYDRIA (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Hydria
OINOCHOE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
STAMNOS (BOEOTIAN, SILHOUETTE)
Stamnos
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (BOEOTIAN, CABIRION WARE, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATHENA P by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LEKYTHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
PYXIS (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
ALABASTRON (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
PLAQUE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
DAYBREAK P by HASPELS
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
OINOCHOE (BOEOTIAN, CABIRION WARE, BLACK-FIGURE)
Oinochoe
CUP (BOEOTIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SEVRES 100, P OF
· Oinochoe
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, SILHOUETTE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Akin to SEVRES 100, P OF by BEAZLEY
· Oinochoe
· -500 to -450
LID, FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, SILHOUETTE)
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