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Technique

Red-figure

Period c. 530–320 BC
Collection 35588 vases
The technique that revolutionised Greek vase painting. Figures are left in the natural red clay colour while the background is painted black. This allowed painters to use a brush for internal details instead of an incising tool, enabling far greater naturalism, anatomical detail, and emotional expression.
35588 examples
Terracotta statuette of a boy and a rooster
Terracotta statuette of a boy and a rooster
2nd century BCE
Terracotta cinerary urn
Terracotta cinerary urn
2nd century BCE
Terracotta amphora fragment with stamped handle
Terracotta amphora fragment with stamped handle
Amphora · ca. 180 BCE
Terracotta statuette fragment of a deer sacrificed at an altar to Artemis
Terracotta statuette fragment of a deer sacrificed at an altar to Artemis
2nd century BCE
Standing female figurine
Standing female figurine
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta vase with relief decoration
Terracotta vase with relief decoration
1st half of the 2nd century BCE
Terracotta caricature of Eros as an old man
Terracotta caricature of Eros as an old man
2nd–1st century BCE
Female grotesque
Female grotesque
2nd–1st century BCE
Right foot
Right foot
2nd century BCE(?)
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
2nd century BCE
Terracotta head of a youth
Terracotta head of a youth
2nd century BCE (?)
Relief depicting Eros and Psyche
Relief depicting Eros and Psyche
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman
Terracotta statuette of a veiled woman
2nd century BCE
Terracotta vase with relief decoration
Terracotta vase with relief decoration
1st half of the 2nd century BCE
Terracotta figure of a kneeling horse
Terracotta figure of a kneeling horse
2nd–1st century BCE
Left foot, possibly from a relief
Left foot, possibly from a relief
2nd century BCE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
2nd century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman holding a baby
Terracotta statuette of a woman holding a baby
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta cinerary urn
Terracotta cinerary urn
2nd century BCE
Terracotta cinerary urn
Terracotta cinerary urn
2nd century BCE
Child grotesque
Child grotesque
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a woman
Terracotta statuette of a woman
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
2nd century BCE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
2nd century BCE
Terracotta reilef roundel with head of Medusa
Terracotta reilef roundel with head of Medusa
2nd century BCE
Terracotta mold of a grotesque figure
Terracotta mold of a grotesque figure
2nd–1st century BCE
Dionysos mask
Dionysos mask
2nd century BCE(?)
Relief depicting a seated figure, probably Dionysos
Relief depicting a seated figure, probably Dionysos
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta head of an old woman
Terracotta head of an old woman
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a seated woman playing a kithera
Terracotta statuette of a seated woman playing a kithera
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta statuette of a man
Terracotta statuette of a man
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta head of a satyr
Terracotta head of a satyr
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta statuette of woman playing a tympanon
Terracotta statuette of woman playing a tympanon
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp
2nd–1st century BCE
Head of a satyr
Head of a satyr
2nd century BCE
Head of Silenos
Head of Silenos
2nd century BCE
Terracotta head of a bearded god, perhaps Zeus
Terracotta head of a bearded god, perhaps Zeus
2nd century BCE
Terracotta female head
Terracotta female head
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta head of a veiled woman
Terracotta head of a veiled woman
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta head of an old woman
Terracotta head of an old woman
2nd–1st century BCE
Head of a child
Head of a child
2nd century BCE
Shield
Shield
2nd century BCE(?)
Terracotta statuette of a woman leaning on a pillar
Terracotta statuette of a woman leaning on a pillar
2nd century BCE
Head of a satyr
Head of a satyr
2nd century BCE
Terracotta head of a man
Terracotta head of a man
2nd century BCE
Terracotta female head
Terracotta female head
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta transport amphora
Terracotta transport amphora
Amphora · 2nd century BCE
Head of Silenos
Head of Silenos
2nd century BCE
Female head
Female head
2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta Megarian bowl
Terracotta Megarian bowl
ca. 165–150 BCE
Terracotta Megarian bowl
Terracotta Megarian bowl
ca. 165–150 BCE
Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 150–75 BCE
Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp
2nd century BCE
Terracotta lagynos (pitcher)
Terracotta lagynos (pitcher)
late 2nd–early 1st century BCE
Terracotta lagynos (pitcher)
Terracotta lagynos (pitcher)
late 2nd–early 1st century BCE
Terracotta cup with appliqués
Terracotta cup with appliqués
Kylix · ca. 150–100 BCE
Terracotta lagynos (oil flask)
Terracotta lagynos (oil flask)
150–50 BCE
Terracotta oil lamp
Terracotta oil lamp
mid-2nd–1st century BCE
Terracotta Megarian bowl
Terracotta Megarian bowl
ca. 150–100 BCE
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