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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
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Votive shield
Votive shield
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta juglet
Terracotta juglet
600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man riding a donkey
Terracotta statuette of a man riding a donkey
ca. 600–480 BCE
Black-Figure Kalathos
Black-Figure Kalathos
600–550 B.C.
Terracotta figure
Terracotta figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Terracotta amphora (jar)
Attributed to The Horse-Head Amphorae · Amphora · ca. 600 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Terracotta brazier
Terracotta brazier
ca. 600–530 BCE
Terracotta olpe (jug)
Terracotta olpe (jug)
ca. 600–575 BCE
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
Bull's head mask with human characteristics
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta bull's mask
Terracotta bull's mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Chariot group
Chariot group
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta horse's head with harness
Terracotta horse's head with harness
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Chariot group
Chariot group
ca. 600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
Dinos · 600–480 BCE
Model of a cart with a human figure
Model of a cart with a human figure
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Bowl
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · -600 TO -550
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HORSE HEAD AMPHORAE · Amphora · -600 TO -550
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · 6th century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Juglet
Juglet
600–480 BCE?
Fragment of a terracotta relief
Fragment of a terracotta relief
ca. 600 BCE
Kylix with Figures Surrounded by Vines
Kylix with Figures Surrounded by Vines
6256 · Kylix · 6th century BCE (Archaic)
Standing male figurine holding a quadruped
Standing male figurine holding a quadruped
ca. 600–480 BCE
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofLYDOS · Krater · -600 TO -550
Terracotta table
Terracotta table
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse figurine
Horse figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Bull's head mask
Bull's head mask
ca. 600–480 BCE
Shield bearer
Shield bearer
ca. 600–480 BCE
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
Two figures in a scene of childbirth
ca. 600–480 BCE
Centaur
Centaur
ca. 600–480 BCE
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Manner ofGORGON P · Oinochoe · -600 TO -550
Jug
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a monkey or bear
Terracotta statuette of a monkey or bear
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male(?) figurine
Standing male(?) figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
Amphora · 600–480 BCE
Shield bearer
Shield bearer
ca. 600–480 BCE
Standing male figurine
Standing male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Cup
Kylix · first half of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta monkey
Terracotta monkey
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bull figurine
Bull figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a "cart"
Terracotta model of a "cart"
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman with raised arms
Terracotta statuette of a woman with raised arms
ca. 600–480 BCE
Seated male figurine
Seated male figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
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