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
ALABASTRON (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Alabastron
CUP (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -575 to -525
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
LEKANIS (?), FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
-575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
PITCHER (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
KANTHAROS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kantharos
· -575 to -525
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
KRATER, COLUMN (ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater
MASTOID (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· -525 to -475
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Pyxis
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Leagros Group
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP KASSEL, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CHC GROUP by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
KRATER, COLUMN (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Krater
· -550 to -500
CUP B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER LIP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Leagros Group
· Amphora
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
CUP SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HAIMON P by BEAZLEY
· Kylix
· -525 to -475
AMPHORA, BELLY, TYPE B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
BERLIN 1659, P OF
· Amphora
· -600 to -550
TANKARD (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
CUP (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Kylix
CUP, LITTLE MASTER BAND, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMASIS P by FREL
· Kylix
· -575 to -525
CUP A (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Amphora
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
COCK GROUP
· Lekythos
· -500 to -450
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
PLEMOCHOE (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SKYPHOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Skyphos
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Lekythos
· -500 to -450
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
ATTIC QUERY
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Aryballos
LID (CORINTHIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
LEKYTHOS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
GELA P
· Lekythos
· -525 to -475
CUP (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
LEAFLESS GROUP
· Kylix
· -550 to -500
AMPHORA, NECK, SHOULDER-HANDLED (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, SILHOUETTE)
Amphora
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)