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
Lid of a neck-amphora
Lid of a neck-amphora
Amphora · 6th century BCE
Lekythos
Lekythos
the Haimon Painter · Lekythos · 6th century BCE
Terracotta kantharos (wine cup) with a satyr's mask on both sides
Terracotta kantharos (wine cup) with a satyr's mask on both sides
Kantharos · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th–5th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408, comprised of 13 Joined Fragments)
Attic Black-Figure Column Krater Fragment (part of 81.AE.207.408, comprised of 13 Joined Fragments)
Krater · 6th century B.C.
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–5th century B.C.
Stemmed dish
Stemmed dish
6th century BCE
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–5th century B.C.
Italic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Italic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–4th century B.C.
Etruscan Black-Figure Oinochoe Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Oinochoe Fragment
Oinochoe · 6th–5th century B.C.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Oinochoe · 6th century BCE
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
6th century BCE
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th–5th century B.C.
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
Kantharos · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th–5th century B.C.
Terracotta krater (mixing bowl)
Terracotta krater (mixing bowl)
Krater · 6th century BCE
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup Fragment
Kylix · 6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Vase Fragment
6th century B.C.
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Plate Fragment
6th century B.C.
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Alabastron · early 6th century BCE
Etruscan Black-Figure Oinochoe Fragment
Etruscan Black-Figure Oinochoe Fragment
Oinochoe · 6th–5th century B.C.
Terracotta stemmed dish
Terracotta stemmed dish
6th century BCE
Nose from a terracotta mask
Nose from a terracotta mask
6th century BCE
Jug
Jug
ca. 590–540 BCE
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask)
Attributed to the Otterlo Painter · Aryballos · 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
Terracotta plate
Terracotta plate
Possibly by the Chimaera Painter · ca. 595–570 BCE
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Terracotta pyxis (box)
Attributed to the Canessa Painter · Pyxis · ca. 590–570 BCE
Terracotta oinochoe (jug) with lid
Terracotta oinochoe (jug) with lid
Attributed to the Canessa Painter · Oinochoe · ca. 590–570 BCE
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
Attic Black-Figure Olpe
Attic Black-Figure Olpe
Gorgon Painter · about 590 B.C.
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Attributed to the Late Warrior Frieze Vases · Alabastron · ca. 590–570 BCE
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
Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster
Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster
c. 575 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 575–550 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
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
Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Fragment of a Column Krater (Mixing Bowl)
the Cavalcade Painter · Krater · 580-570 BCE
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile)
ca. 580–570 BCE
Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Black-Figure Aryballos: Winged Mistress of Animals
Aryballos · c. 575 BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 580–550 BCE
Black-Figure Cup
Black-Figure Cup
Kylix · about 580 B.C.
Vase
Vase
ca. 575–525 BCE
Schale des Ergotimos und Klitias (Attisch-schwarzfigurige Randschale)
Schale des Ergotimos und Klitias (Attisch-schwarzfigurige Randschale)
Kylix · 575-550 v. Chr.
Terracotta chalice
Terracotta chalice
Kylix · ca. 575–550 BCE
Black-figure Panel Amphora: Siren and Rosette; Rooster with Lotus Buds
Black-figure Panel Amphora: Siren and Rosette; Rooster with Lotus Buds
Amphora · c. 570 BCE
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Kylix · mid-6th century BCE
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
PYXIS, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Pyxis · -575 TO -525
Terracotta vase in the form of a duck
Terracotta vase in the form of a duck
mid-6th century BCE
Vase fragment
Vase fragment
ca. 575–550 BCE
Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)
Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)
Phiale · ca. 575–550 BCE
CUP, SIANA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
CUP, SIANA (ATHENIAN, BLACK-FIGURE)
Kylix · -575 TO -525
Terracotta chalice
Terracotta chalice
Kylix · ca. 575–550 BCE
Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a sandaled right foot
Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a sandaled right foot
mid-6th century BCE
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