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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 inches tall.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Greek Red-Figure Ceramic Stamnos Vase Museum Replica, Circa 1980s
Located in St. Louis, MO
A striking and finely executed large vintage Greek ceramic museum copy vase, hand-crafted and hand-painted in Greece, circa 1980s. Seen fully images, this impressive attic style vess...
Category
Vintage 1980s Greek Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Clay
Large Attic Style Red-Figure Hydria Museum Copy After Ancient Greek Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive large-scale Attic style red-figure pottery hydria inspired by classical Greek antiquity, beautifully hand-painted with elaborate mythological scenes in the traditional bla...
Category
20th Century Greek Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Attic Red-Figure Pottery Column Krater, Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
Located in London, GB
This impressive Classical Greek red-figure pottery krater originates from Athens and dates to the time of Pericles and The Parthenon.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Eros on Dolphin. Dionisian series by Marco Silombria
By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Some small humidity stains. A winged, naked figure, launched across the back of a dolphin, floats against a black background that directly evokes Greek red-figure pottery.
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Illustration Board
$353 Sale Price
28% Off
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Hydria, circle of the Darius and Underworld Painters
Located in London, GB
Provenance:
With Charles Ede Limited, London, 1998
UK private collection acquired from the above in 2000
The Ancient Greek red-figured hydria (water jar) is from Apulia in the Gree...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
