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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
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Vase Fragment
Vase Fragment
6th century
Seated female figurine of the dea gravida type
Seated female figurine of the dea gravida type
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Left foot
Left foot
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Oinochoe · first half of the 6th century BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)
Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)
Greek; Corinth · 600-575 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Bull figurine
Bull figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Krater, miniature
Krater, miniature
Krater · 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 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
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Oinochoe
Oinochoe
Attributed to the Dubois Class · Oinochoe · 6th century BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a "cart"
Terracotta model of a "cart"
ca. 600–480 BCE
Askos
Askos
600–480 BCE
Terracotta table
Terracotta table
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing nude female figurine
Standing nude female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing Herakles (?)
Standing Herakles (?)
ca. 600–480 BCE
Vase
Vase
first half of the 6th century BCE
Chariot group
Chariot group
ca. 600–480 BCE
Ring-kernos
Ring-kernos
600–480 BCE
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
C P · Kylix · -600 TO -550
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated female figurine
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to The Horse-Head Amphorae · Amphora · ca. 600 BCE
Vase
Vase
first quarter of the 6th century BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Black-figure Horse-head Panel Amphora
Black-figure Horse-head Panel Amphora
Amphora · c. 600 BCE-580 BCE
Black-figure Globular Aryballos
Black-figure Globular Aryballos
Aryballos · 6th century BCE
Low drinking cup (kylix)
Low drinking cup (kylix)
The Protome Painter · Kylix · 6th century B.C.
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -600 TO -550
Black-figure Aryballos: Two heraldic bearded sirens with woman
Black-figure Aryballos: Two heraldic bearded sirens with woman
The Otterlo Painter · Aryballos · c. 600 BCE-575 BCE
Black-Figure Kalathos
Black-Figure Kalathos
600–550 B.C.
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora · -600 TO -550
OLPE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · -600 TO -550
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · -600 TO -550
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater · -600 TO -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HORSE HEAD AMPHORAE · Amphora · -600 TO -550
Kylix with Figures Surrounded by Vines
Kylix with Figures Surrounded by Vines
6256 · Kylix · 6th century BCE (Archaic)
OLPE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OLPE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
EARLY OLPAI, CLASS OF THE · -600 TO -550
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · Oinochoe · -600 TO -550
Amphora with Scenes of Dionysus
Amphora with Scenes of Dionysus
6256 · Amphora · 6th century BCE (Archaic)
Terracotta female musician
Terracotta female musician
ca. 600–480 BCE
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