Vases Black-figure
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
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup)
The Centaur Painter · Kylix · ca. 550–525 BCE
Group of three standing male figures
Group of three standing male figures
6th century BCE(?)
Terracotta Nicosthenic neck-amphora
Terracotta Nicosthenic neck-amphora
Amphora · 6th century BCE
Terracotta wheeled horse
Terracotta wheeled horse
6th century BCE(?)
Aryballos (perfume flask) in the form of a helmeted head
Aryballos (perfume flask) in the form of a helmeted head
Aryballos · 6th century BCE
Head and upper body of a female figurine
Head and upper body of a female figurine
6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with female head
Terracotta antefix (roof tile) with female head
late 6th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos in the form of a sandaled foot
Terracotta aryballos in the form of a sandaled foot
Aryballos · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Komast Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Komast Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–5th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Vase (Krater?) Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Vase (Krater?) Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
6th century B.C.
Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)
Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)
Pyxis · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Lid of a neck-amphora
Lid of a neck-amphora
Amphora · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe or Olpe Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe or Olpe Fragment
Oinochoe · 6th century B.C.
Terracotta chalice
Terracotta chalice
6th century BCE
Italic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Italic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–4th century B.C.
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
6th century BCE
One Fragment from a Set of Fragments of an Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora.
One Fragment from a Set of Fragments of an Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora.
Amphora · 6th–5th century B.C.
Kylix
Kylix
Kylix · 6th century BCE
Lekythos
Lekythos
the Haimon Painter · Lekythos · 6th century BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Otterlo Painter · Aryballos · ca. 595–570 BCE
Jug
Jug
ca. 590–540 BCE
Terracotta plate
Terracotta plate
Possibly by the Chimaera Painter · ca. 595–570 BCE
Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Chain of Women
Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Chain of Women
Patras Painter · Kylix · c. 590–560 BCE, with modern repainting and reincising
Fragment of a terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Fragment of a terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Cavalcade Painter · Krater · ca. 590–570 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug) with lid
Terracotta oinochoe (jug) with lid
Attributed to the Canessa Painter · Oinochoe · ca. 590–570 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Attributed to the Canessa Painter · Pyxis · ca. 590–570 BCE
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Attributed to the Late Warrior Frieze Vases · Alabastron · ca. 590–570 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Olpe
Attic Black-Figure Olpe
Gorgon Painter · about 590 B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Attributed to the Painter of Munich 237 · Oinochoe · ca. 590–570 BCE
Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Symposium; Cavalcade
Column Krater (mixing bowl for wine and water): Symposium; Cavalcade
Krater · c. 585 BCE-575 BCE
Two-handled jar (Tyrrhenian neck-amphora)
Two-handled jar (Tyrrhenian neck-amphora)
the Timiades Painter · Amphora · about 560 B.C.
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Black-Figure Cup
Black-Figure Cup
Kylix · about 580 B.C.
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 575–550 BCE
Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Aryballos · c. 575 BCE
Vase
Vase
ca. 575–525 BCE
Attic Black-Figure Komast Cup
Attic Black-Figure Komast Cup
Painter of Copenhagen 103 · Kylix · 580–560 B.C.
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
the Ampersand Painter · Pyxis · 580-570 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
ca. 580–570 BCE
Terracotta kylix: Komast cup (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix: Komast cup (drinking cup)
Attributed to the manner of the KX Painter · Kylix · ca. 580–570 BCE
Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
the Cavalcade Painter · Krater · 580-570 BCE
Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster
Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster
c. 575 BCE
Terracotta stemmed bowl
Terracotta stemmed bowl
mid-6th century BCE
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
KLEITIAS · Kylix · -575 TO -525
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Pyxis · mid-6th century BCE
Terracotta chalice
Terracotta chalice
Kylix · ca. 575–550 BCE
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PROMETHEUS P · Amphora · -575 TO -525
CUP B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP B (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CompareVATICAN G 69, P OF · Kylix · -575 TO -525
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix · -575 TO -525
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, STEMLESS (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
SEGMENT CLASS · Kylix · -575 TO -525
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, SIANA, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
HEIDELBERG P · Kylix · -575 TO -525
Stand
Stand
ca. 575–550
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis · -575 TO -525
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