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What is the difference between black figure and red figure Greek pottery?
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The difference between black-figure and red-figure Greek pottery is that in black-figure pottery, figural and ornamental motifs were applied with a slip that turned black during firing and the background was color of the clay, whereas the decorative motifs on red-figure vases remained the color of the clay; the background, filled in with a slip, turned black. Red-figure is essentially the reverse of a black figure. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and antique Greek pottery.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
Shop for Greek Red Figure on 1stDibs
Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Plafonnier
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
a grape leaf frieze. The vine border pattern was commonly found on Greek red-figure pottery
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Set of Three Framed Prints Depicting Greek Apulian Red-Figure Pottery
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Set of three framed prints depicting Greek glassical red-figure pottery.
Left print: Marked
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Athenian Red Figure Vases, the Archaic Period
Located in Bradenton, FL
Athenian red figure vases, the Archaic Period by John Boardman. Paperback book, published in 1985
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Classical Greek Books
Materials
Paper
Tiffany Studios New York "Vine Border" Plafonnier
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
a grape leaf frieze. The vine border pattern was commonly found on Greek red-figure pottery
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
18th Century Wedgwood Tricolor Jasper Pegasus Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
century Greek red figure vase. This vase was in Sir William Hamilton's collection of Greek and Italian
Category
Antique 1780s English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
