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 oil lamp
1st century CE
Vase fragment
first half of the 2nd century AD
Terracotta modiolus (drinking cup)
Kylix
· ca. 5–40 CE
Terracotta modiolus (drinking cup)
Kylix
· ca. 5–40 CE
Terracotta beaker
Kylix
· ca. 10–15 CE
Terracotta bowl fragment
ca. 15–35 CE
Terracotta glazed bowl fragment
ca. 20–70 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
mid-1st century CE
Terracotta cup with barbotine decoration
Kylix
· mid-1st century CE
Terracotta lamp handle
ca. 25–75 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
mid-1st century CE
Terracotta relief from a lamp with Leda and the swan
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta bowl
mid-1st century CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Tarracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
Terracotta oil lamp
ca. 40–100 CE
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