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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
PLATE (EUBOEAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PLATE (EUBOEAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-600 TO -550
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Donkey figurine
Donkey figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated male figurine
Seated male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Vase
Vase
ca. 600–550 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Askos
Askos
600–480 BCE
Male head
Male head
ca. 600 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing nude female figurine
Standing nude female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Attributed to the Dubois Class · Oinochoe · 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Right foot
Right foot
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine holding a flower
Standing female figurine holding a flower
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofLYDOS · Krater · -600 TO -550
Bell with a zoomorphic handle
Bell with a zoomorphic handle
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Vase
Vase
first half of the 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta figure
Terracotta figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
C P · Kylix · -600 TO -550
Ring-kernos
Ring-kernos
600–480 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Black-Figure Kalathos
Black-Figure Kalathos
600–550 B.C.
Krater, miniature
Krater, miniature
Krater · 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Jug, barrel-shaped
Jug, barrel-shaped
600–480 BCE
Lid of a vase
Lid of a vase
ca. 600 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Oinochoe · first half of the 6th century BCE
Bull's head mask
Bull's head mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta horse's head with harness
Terracotta horse's head with harness
ca. 600–480 BCE
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta table
Terracotta table
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
ca. 600–480 BCE
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