Vases Black-figure
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
Terracotta musician
Terracotta musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male(?) figurine
Standing male(?) figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Lid of a vase
Lid of a vase
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman playing the tambourine
Terracotta statuette of a woman playing the tambourine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Standing male figurine holding a quadruped
Standing male figurine holding a quadruped
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta bell
Terracotta bell
ca. 600–480 BCE
Anthropomorphic mask
Anthropomorphic mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta bird
Terracotta bird
ca. 600–480 BCE
Shield bearer
Shield bearer
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta monkey
Terracotta monkey
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman with raised arms
Terracotta statuette of a woman with raised arms
ca. 600–480 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
600–480 BCE?
Terracotta figure
Terracotta figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Toy in the form of a male(?) figure
Toy in the form of a male(?) figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated bird figurine
Seated bird figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -600 TO -550
Terracotta woman
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female tambourine player
Standing female tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing tambourine player
Standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
Standing figure holding a tambourine(?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female lyre player
Standing female lyre player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated male figurine
Seated male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bell with a zoomorphic handle
Bell with a zoomorphic handle
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female tambourine player
Seated female tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male lyre player
Standing male lyre player
ca. 600–480 BCE
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater · -600 TO -550
Strainer
Strainer
6th century BCE
Oinochoe with Dionysus and Bacchante
Oinochoe with Dionysus and Bacchante
18869 · Oinochoe · 6th-early 5th century BCE (Archaic)
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Kylix · ca. 600 BCE
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a monkey or bear
Terracotta statuette of a monkey or bear
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female tambourine player
Standing female tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male lyre player
Standing male lyre player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing tambourine player
Standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta female musician
Terracotta female musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Female figurine kneading dough(?)
Female figurine kneading dough(?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse figurine
Horse figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Chariot group
Chariot group
ca. 600–480 BCE
Flask
Flask
600–480 BCE
Terracotta kylix (cup)
Terracotta kylix (cup)
Kylix · ca. 600–480 BCE
Donkey figurine
Donkey figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bull's head mask
Bull's head mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
OLPE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · -600 TO -550
Jar, Canaanite
Jar, Canaanite
600–480 BCE
Votive shield
Votive shield
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta juglet
Terracotta juglet
600–480 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · Oinochoe · -600 TO -550
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Anthropomorphic mask
Anthropomorphic mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Female head, perhaps from a standing tambourine player
Female head, perhaps from a standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Votive shield
Votive shield
ca. 600–480 BCE
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