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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
Standing tambourine player
Standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta musician
Terracotta musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · 1st half of the 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · 6th century BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Black-Figure Kalathos
Black-Figure Kalathos
600–550 B.C.
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta horse's head with harness
Terracotta horse's head with harness
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta bell
Terracotta bell
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Model of a cart with a human figure
Model of a cart with a human figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Head of a youth
Head of a youth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Donkey figurine
Donkey figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Female head, perhaps from a standing tambourine player
Female head, perhaps from a standing tambourine player
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask in the form of a bull
Terracotta mask in the form of a bull
ca. 600–480 BCE
Left foot
Left foot
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman baking bread
Terracotta woman baking bread
ca. 600–480 BCE
Goat figurine
Goat figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Model of a coffin
Model of a coffin
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta head of a man
Terracotta head of a man
ca. 600 BCE
Feet on a plinth
Feet on a plinth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Attisch-schwarzfigurige Lekythos (Deianeiratypus)
Attisch-schwarzfigurige Lekythos (Deianeiratypus)
Lekythos · 600-575 v. Chr.
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -600 TO -550
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater · -600 TO -550
Terracotta jug
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta mounted figure
Terracotta mounted figure
ca. 600 BCE
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Model of a chest
Model of a chest
ca. 600–480 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
600–480 BCE?
Anthropomorphic mask
Anthropomorphic mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bull figurine
Bull figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Female protome-mask
Female protome-mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Lid of a vase
Lid of a vase
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta group: making flour
Terracotta group: making flour
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse figurine
Horse figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Right foot
Right foot
ca. 600–480 BCE
Pyxis mit Deckel, korinthisch (Pyxis mit Deckel, Korinthische Pyxis mit Deckel)
Pyxis mit Deckel, korinthisch (Pyxis mit Deckel, Korinthische Pyxis mit Deckel)
Pyxis · 600-575 v. Chr.
Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat
Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse figurine
Horse figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
LID, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LID, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CERAMEICUS P · -600 TO -550
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Vase Fragment
Vase Fragment
6th century
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a boat
Terracotta model of a boat
ca. 600–480 BCE
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KOMAST GROUP · Amphora · -600 TO -550
Model of a cart with a human figure
Model of a cart with a human figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Horse and rider figurine
Horse and rider figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
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