Technique
White-ground
Period
c. 500–400 BC
Collection
734 vases
A white slip covers the vessel, allowing polychrome painting in added colours — reds, blues, yellows, greens. The closest surviving approximation to the lost art of Greek panel painting. Most common on lekythoi used as grave offerings, their ethereal beauty perfectly suited to funerary themes.
734 examples
SKYPHOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, OUTLINE)
Skyphos
· -725 TO -675
Terracotta bowl on a high stand
Kylix
· late 8th century BCE
Terracotta bowl on a high stand
Kylix
· late 8th century BCE
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
· -700 TO -650
LOUTROPHOROS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
ANALATOS P
· Loutrophoros
· -700 TO -650
STAND, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
-675 TO -625
Weissgrundige Lekythos
Lekythos
· 525-500 v. Chr.
Attic White-Ground Skyphos Fragment
Skyphos
· 525–475 B.C.
Napf (Attischer weißgrundiger Schöpfbecher (Kyathos))
Gruppe von Berlin 2095
· 520-500 v. Chr.
White-Ground Kyathos
Psiax
· about 520 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos Fragment
Lekythos
· 6th century B.C.
Alabastron (Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron mit Umrißzeichnung)
Gruppe der "Negro Alabastra"
· Alabastron
· 500-476 v. Chr.
Alabastron (Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron)
Alabastron
· 500-475 v. Chr.
Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron mit Umrißzeichnung
Alabastron
· 500-475 v. Chr.
Alabastron (Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron mit Umrißzeichnung)
Alabastron
· 500-467 v. Chr.
White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Atalanta and Erotes
Douris
· Lekythos
· 500–490 BCE
Attic White-Ground Lekythos Fragment
Lekythos
· 6th century B.C.
Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron mit Umrisszeichnung
Alabastron
· 500-475 v. Chr.
Attisch weißgrundiges Alabastron mit Umrisszeichnung
Alabastron
· 500-475 v. Chr.
Attic White-Ground Cup (Lipped Inside) Fragment with Dionysos and a Satyr and One Black-Gloss Cup Fragment (rim)
Onesimos
· Kylix
· about 490 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Douris
· Lekythos
· about 490 B.C.
Alabastron (oil flask): Black Archer with Palm Tree
Alabastron
· 480-470 BCE
Attic White-Ground Kylix Fragment (comprised of 2 Joined Fragments)
Kylix
· 480–470 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Alabastron with an Archer
Group of the Negro Alabastra
· Alabastron
· about 480 B.C.
Lekythos (oil flask): Hunter with Hare and Rabbit
the Diosphos Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 470 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman with Balls of Wool
the Brygos Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 470 BCE
Lekythos (Attische Lekythos)
Lekythos
· 470 v. Chr.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Bowdoin Painter
· Lekythos
· about 470–460 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Painter of Athens 1826
· Lekythos
· 470–460 B.C.
White-Ground Lekythos
Vouni Painter
· Lekythos
· 470–460 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Lekythos
· about 460 B.C.
Attische Lekythos: Grabszene (alter Mann und verstorbener Sohn als Krieger)
Achilleus-Maler
· Lekythos
· 460-440 v. Chr.
Lekythos (weiβgrundige Lekythos, Attische Lekythos)
Sabouroff-Maler
· Lekythos
· 460-440 v. Chr.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Sabouroff Painter
· Lekythos
· 460–450 B.C.
Attic White-ground Lekythos
Painter of Athens 1826
· Lekythos
· 460–450 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Lekythos
· about 460 B.C.
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Tymbos Painter
· Lekythos
· about 460 B.C.
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman with Basket and Plemochoe
Lekythos
· c. 450-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman Bringing Offering
Lekythos
· c. 450-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Youth at Tomb Monument
Lekythos
· c. 450 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Girl with Fillet
the Sabouroff Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 450 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Visit at Tomb
the Bird Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 450-400 BCE
White ground Lekythos: Meeting at the Tomb
the Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· 450-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Charon
Group of Athens 1834
· Lekythos
· 450-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Visit at Tomb
Lekythos
· 450-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Offerings at a Tomb
Lekythos
· 450 BCE-400 BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Maid
the Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 450 BCE-440 BCE
Attic White-Ground Calyx Krater Fragment
Krater
· 450–440 B.C.
Attic White-ground Lekythos
Lekythos
· 450-400 BCE
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Tymbos Painter
· Lekythos
· about 450–440 B.C.
Lekythos (Oil Jar)
the Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· 445-440 BCE
Oil flask (lekythos)
the Bird Painter
· Lekythos
· about 420 B.C.
Lekythos with a Visit to a Grave
4332
· Lekythos
· 440-430 BCE (Classical)
Lekythos (Oil Jar)
Greek; Athens
· Lekythos
· about 440 BCE
Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a visit to the grave
Lekythos
· about 460–410 B.C.
Lekythos (oil flask): Visit to the Grave
the Bird Painter
· Lekythos
· c. 430 BCE
Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Achilles Painter
· Lekythos
· about 435–430 B.C.
Attic White-ground Lekythos
Lekythos
· c. 430-400 BCE
Attische, weißgrundige Lekythos
Lekythos
· 433-400 v. Chr.
Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur
5203
· Lekythos
· ca. 420-410 BCE (Classical)
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