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
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Donkey figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
CUP, SIANA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KOMAST GROUP
· Kylix
· -600 TO -550
Seated female figurine holding a baby
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta statuette of a donkey and rider
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bull figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600 BCE
Terracotta model of a shrine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Ram figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Black-figure Aryballos: Two heraldic bearded sirens with woman
The Otterlo Painter
· Aryballos
· c. 600 BCE-575 BCE
Terracotta woman baking bread
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta woman
ca. 600–480 BCE
Black-figure Horse-head Panel Amphora
Amphora
· c. 600 BCE-580 BCE
Terracotta horse and rider
ca. 600 BCE
Squat Lekythos with Warrior and Standing Men
18885
· Lekythos
· 6th century BCE (Archaic)
Horse figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Kylix with Sirens
6256
· Kylix
· 6th century BCE (Archaic)
Seated female figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Beardless male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· first half of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta model of a boat
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Juglet
600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KOMAST GROUP
· Kylix
· -600 TO -550
Model of a chest
ca. 600–480 BCE
Flask
600–480 BCE
Flask
600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -600 TO -550
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
C P
· Kylix
· -600 TO -550
LEKANIS, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
POLOS P
· -600 TO -550
Terracotta mask of a bearded man
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta model of a ship
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask in the shape of the head of a fox, dog, or bat
ca. 600–480 BCE
Cup
Kylix
· first half of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta jug
600–480 BCE
Lid of a bowl
600–480 BCE
Terracotta jug
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta brazier
ca. 600–530 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Dinos
Dinos
· 600–480 BCE
Horse and rider figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta shield
ca. 600–480 BCE
Jug, miniature
600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
Male head
ca. 600 BCE
Goat figurine
ca. 600–480 BCE
Vase
first half of the 6th century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man riding a donkey
ca. 600–480 BCE
Male head wearing a helmet
ca. 600–480 BCE
Terracotta mask in the form of a bull
ca. 600–480 BCE
Bowl
600–480 BCE
Amphoriskos
600–480 BCE
Amphora
Amphora
· 600–480 BCE
Jug
600–480 BCE
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