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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
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 27 Joined Fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 27 Joined Fragments)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Fragmentary Attic Black-Figure Cup
Fragmentary Attic Black-Figure Cup
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408, comprised of 3 Joined Fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408, comprised of 3 Joined Fragments)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Leafless Group, Caylus Painter · Kylix · about 500–480 B.C.
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LANCUT GROUP · Skyphos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PerhapsBELDAM WORKSHOP · Lekythos · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON GROUP · Oinochoe · -500 TO -450
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Alabastron · 500-475 v. Chr.
Attisch schwarzfigurige Amphora (Attische Halsamphora)
Attisch schwarzfigurige Amphora (Attische Halsamphora)
Amphora · 500-475 v. Chr.
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron mit weißem Überzug
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron mit weißem Überzug
Alabastron · 500-475 v. Chr.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Alabastron · 500-467 v. Chr.
Mastoid (Drinking Cup)
Mastoid (Drinking Cup)
the Leafless Group · 500-480 BCE
Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil)
the Diosphos Painter · Alabastron · about 500-480 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attische Halsamphora
Attische Halsamphora
Amphora · 500-475 v. Chr.
Fragmentarische Lekythos
Fragmentarische Lekythos
Lekythos · 500-476 v. Chr.
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BELDAM WORKSHOP · Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofBELDAM WORKSHOP · Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Skyphos Fragment
Skyphos · about 500 B.C.
Black-figure Lekythos: Three Palmettes
Black-figure Lekythos: Three Palmettes
Lekythos · 500 BCE-400 BCE
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Attisch schwarzfiguriges Alabastron
Alabastron · 500-467 v. Chr.
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Lekythos Fragment
Lekythos · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th century B.C.
Fragment of an Attic Black-Figure Cup
Fragment of an Attic Black-Figure Cup
Kylix · about 500–480 B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment
Amphora · 6th century B.C.
Black-figure Lekythos: Three Palmettes
Black-figure Lekythos: Three Palmettes
Lekythos · 500 BCE-400 BCE
Lekythos
Lekythos
the Little Lion Class · Lekythos · early 5th century BCE
Terracottas lekythos (oil flask)
Terracottas lekythos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Sappho Painter · Lekythos · ca. 500–490 BCE
Terracotta mastoid (drinking cup with narrow base)
Terracotta mastoid (drinking cup with narrow base)
ca. 500 BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -500 TO -450
Attic Black-Figure Amphora or Hydria Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Amphora or Hydria Fragment
Amphora · 6th century B.C.
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
the Diosphos Painter · Amphora · ca. 500 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
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