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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
KRATER, COLUMN (?), FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
KRATER, COLUMN (?), FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
Krater
OINOCHOE (?), FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (?), FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, FIKELLURA, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
CHALICE, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, NAUCRATITE, OUTLINE)
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (EGYPTIAN, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (EGYPTIAN, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
SKYPHOS, FRAGMENT (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
Skyphos
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Pyxis
TANKARD (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
TANKARD (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, OUTLINE)
ARYBALLOS (PROTOCORINTHIAN, OUTLINE)
Aryballos
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Skyphos
TANKARD (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
TANKARD (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Amphora
PLATE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
PLATE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (CYPRIOT, MYCENAEAN STYLE, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (CYPRIOT, MYCENAEAN STYLE, OUTLINE)
Krater
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
KRATER, BELL (CYPRIOT, MYCENAEAN STYLE, OUTLINE)
KRATER, BELL (CYPRIOT, MYCENAEAN STYLE, OUTLINE)
Krater
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Pyxis
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
PYXIS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Pyxis
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
OINOCHOE (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER (?), FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER (?), FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
PYXIS (CYCLADIC, OUTLINE)
PYXIS (CYCLADIC, OUTLINE)
Pyxis
PLATE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
PLATE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
OINOCHOE (EAST GREEK, OUTLINE)
Oinochoe
CUP (BOEOTIAN, OUTLINE)
CUP (BOEOTIAN, OUTLINE)
Kylix
CUP (BOEOTIAN, OUTLINE)
CUP (BOEOTIAN, OUTLINE)
Kylix
KRATER, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (ARGIVE GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
FRAGMENT (ARGIVE GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
KANTHAROS (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Kantharos
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Amphora
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
BOWL (ATHENIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, OUTLINE)
ARYBALLOS (CORINTHIAN, OUTLINE)
Aryballos
LID, FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
LID, FRAGMENT (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
KRATER, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Krater
STAND, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
STAND, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENT (CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC, OUTLINE)
Amphora
STAND, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
STAND, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
AMPHORA, NECK, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Amphora
DINOS, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
DINOS, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Dinos
BOWL, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
BOWL, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
DINOS, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
DINOS, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
Dinos
BOWL, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
BOWL, FRAGMENTS (PROTOATTIC, OUTLINE)
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