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Greek Black Glazed

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Mug
Ancient Greek Black Glaze Mug

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Mug

$15,000

H 2.8 in Dm 3.15 in

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Mug

Located in London, GB

This strikingly modern ancient Greek mug is a sleek and elegant example of Attic black-glaze

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Jars

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle
Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle

$8,500

H 3.75 in W 3.75 in D 2.96 in

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle

Located in London, GB

, London Literature: Greek Black Glaze, Charles Ede Gallery, 2021, p. 40. Please note that this item is

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Wine Cup with Two Handles, c. 4th Century BC
Ancient Greek Black Glaze Wine Cup with Two Handles, c. 4th Century BC

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Wine Cup with Two Handles, c. 4th Century BC

$6,000Sale Price|57% Off

H 3.47 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in

Ancient Greek Black Glaze Wine Cup with Two Handles, c. 4th Century BC

Located in London, GB

This exquisite black-glaze kantharos, or wine cup, is a wonderful example of the refined simplicity

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC
Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC

Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Ancient greek pottery Attic black glazed cup Material: Black glazed pottery Period

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup
Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup

Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup

Located in Stamford, CT

Ancient Greek style hand painted glazed pottery shyphos, a two handle drinking cup, depicting Linos

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Neoclassical Crackle Glaze & Parcel Gilt Greek Key Table Lamp
Neoclassical Crackle Glaze & Parcel Gilt Greek Key Table Lamp

Neoclassical Crackle Glaze & Parcel Gilt Greek Key Table Lamp

By Rembrandt Lamp Company

Located in Chicago, IL

Excellent aged crackle glaze ceramic bodied table lamp, with parcel gilt Greek key detailing and a

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Majolica Alexander the Great Greek Warrior Soldier Glazed Pottery Sculpture
Majolica Alexander the Great Greek Warrior Soldier Glazed Pottery Sculpture

Majolica Alexander the Great Greek Warrior Soldier Glazed Pottery Sculpture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Majolica 27" Alexander the Great Greek Warrior Soldier Sculpture in Glazed Pottery with

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Greek Warriors Black with 24k Gold Porcelain Decorative Wall Plate, 1970s
Greek Warriors Black with 24k Gold Porcelain Decorative Wall Plate, 1970s

Greek Warriors Black with 24k Gold Porcelain Decorative Wall Plate, 1970s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

. Porcelain black glazed with 24k. gilt gold, backside indicates, "hand-made in Greece, and below that 24k

Category

Late 20th Century Greek Greco Roman Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

COPELAND SPODE - Greek Pattern Transfer Decorated Plate - U.K. - Circa 1956
COPELAND SPODE - Greek Pattern Transfer Decorated Plate - U.K. - Circa 1956

COPELAND SPODE - Greek Pattern Transfer Decorated Plate - U.K. - Circa 1956

By Copeland Spode

Located in Chatham, ON

COPELAND SPODE - Greek Revival transfer decorated ceramic cabinet plate in brown - featuring panels

Category

Mid-20th Century English Greek Revival Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set Of 2 Nautilus Candle Holders in Glazed Black Clay by Kallia Panopoulou
Set Of 2 Nautilus Candle Holders in Glazed Black Clay by Kallia Panopoulou

Set Of 2 Nautilus Candle Holders in Glazed Black Clay by Kallia Panopoulou

Located in Geneve, CH

Set Of 2 Nautilus Candle Holders in Glazed Black Clay by Kallia Panopoulou Dimensions: Ø 10 x H 30

Category

2010s Greek Modern More Candle Holders

Materials

Clay

Black with 24K Gold Porcelain Jar with Lid Made in Greece by Spyropoulos 1960s
Black with 24K Gold Porcelain Jar with Lid Made in Greece by Spyropoulos 1960s

Black with 24K Gold Porcelain Jar with Lid Made in Greece by Spyropoulos 1960s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

handmade in Greece Black and 24k Gold Trinket Porcelain Dish with Lid. Greek Mythology design black glazed

Category

Vintage 1960s Classical Greek Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Circium Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou
Circium Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou

Circium Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou

Located in Geneve, CH

Circium Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 39 cm

Category

2010s Greek Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Nautilus Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou
Nautilus Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou

Nautilus Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou

Located in Geneve, CH

Nautilus Vase in Black Clay with Crawl Glazing by Kallia Panopoulou Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 40 cm

Category

2010s Greek Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Pigaia Vase XL by Angeliki Stamatakou
Pigaia Vase XL by Angeliki Stamatakou

Pigaia Vase XL by Angeliki Stamatakou

$2,184 / item

H 15.36 in Dm 8.67 in

Pigaia Vase XL by Angeliki Stamatakou

Located in Geneve, CH

: Stoneware, handmade glaze. Colurs available: ice, blue, forest green, teal, combinations, rust effect

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Small by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois
Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Small by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois

Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Small by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois

By Studio Aristotelis Barakos

Located in Athens, GR

handwoven straw hat, recalling timeless summer imagery from Greece. The engraved rings on the ceramic body

Category

2010s Greek Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Straw

Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Large by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois
Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Large by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois

Théros Orbita Ceramic Table Lamp Large by Aristotelis Barakos x Giannis Zois

By Studio Aristotelis Barakos

Located in Athens, GR

handwoven straw hat, recalling timeless summer imagery from Greece. The engraved rings on the ceramic body

Category

2010s Greek Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Straw

Recent Sales

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus

Unavailable

H 3.15 in W 3.55 in D 4.14 in

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus

Located in London, GB

A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Attic Lekanis
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Attic Lekanis

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Attic Lekanis

Unavailable

H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Attic Lekanis

Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich

Attic sizeable black glazed lidded lekanis with ribbon-like handles projecting from the sides

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe
Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe

Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe

Unavailable

H 7.68 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in

Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe

Located in London, GB

A black-glazed pottery oinochoe that boasts distinctive features that characterise this specific

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Pass the Dutchie, a ceramic serving platter on wheels
Pass the Dutchie, a ceramic serving platter on wheels

Pass the Dutchie, a ceramic serving platter on wheels

Unavailable

H 4.73 in W 14.38 in D 12.41 in

Pass the Dutchie, a ceramic serving platter on wheels

By Greece Is For Lovers

Located in Athens, GR

work for Alessi became a synonym for design itself in the minds of the burgeoning Greek middle class of

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Faience

'Smoke.A.Bowl', a stoneware ashtray in the shape of an iconic skate bowl
'Smoke.A.Bowl', a stoneware ashtray in the shape of an iconic skate bowl

'Smoke.A.Bowl', a stoneware ashtray in the shape of an iconic skate bowl

By Greece Is For Lovers

Located in Athens, GR

seeks to initiate a controversial discussion about a trademark Greek habit, which has been recently

Category

2010s Greek Sporting Art Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis
Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Unavailable

H 4.34 in Dm 3.55 in

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Located in Marseille, FR

Ancient Greek Epichysis in black glazed terracotta, Magna Graecia, 4th century BC Provenance

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Bottles

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis
Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Unavailable

H 7.09 in Dm 3.55 in

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Located in Marseille, FR

Ancient Greek Epichysis in black glazed terracotta with beige and white decors, Magna Graecia 4th

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Bottles

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis
Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Unavailable

H 7.49 in Dm 3.94 in

Ancient Greek Terracotta Epichysis

Located in Marseille, FR

Ancient Greek Epichysis in black glazed terracotta painted with a draped woman holding a plate and

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Bottles

Materials

Terracotta

Glazed Terracotta Vase Lamp Base with Greek Motifs by Venturi
Glazed Terracotta Vase Lamp Base with Greek Motifs by Venturi

Glazed Terracotta Vase Lamp Base with Greek Motifs by Venturi

By Ventura Travelware

Located in Charleston, SC

Neo-classical glazed terracotta vase lamp base decorated with Greek motifs, white and rust figures

Category

Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

Vase Guerin Ceramic Art Deco Double Sided Greek Decor salt Glazed Gres Belgium
Vase Guerin Ceramic Art Deco Double Sided Greek Decor salt Glazed Gres Belgium

Vase Guerin Ceramic Art Deco Double Sided Greek Decor salt Glazed Gres Belgium

By Roger Guerin

Located in Antwerpen, BE

distinctive salt-glazed gres finish. This exquisite piece, inspired by Olympic sports, showcases a double

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

4th Century BC Ancient Greek Pelike in Terracota
4th Century BC Ancient Greek Pelike in Terracota

4th Century BC Ancient Greek Pelike in Terracota

Unavailable

H 9.06 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in

4th Century BC Ancient Greek Pelike in Terracota

Located in Marseille, FR

Terracotta pelike representing a female figure, Greet Greece 4th century BC. Authentic piece seen

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Green, Gold & Black Earthenware Grecian/Roman Themed Greek Key Vases/Urns, Pair
Green, Gold & Black Earthenware Grecian/Roman Themed Greek Key Vases/Urns, Pair

Green, Gold & Black Earthenware Grecian/Roman Themed Greek Key Vases/Urns, Pair

By Felix Edward Pratt & Richard Pratt

Located in Houston, TX

Offered is a pair of signed F & R Pratt Earthenware Grecian or Roman themed Greek key vases or urns

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage White 1980s Handmade Ceramic 24k Gold Glazed Photograph Frame 7
Vintage White 1980s Handmade Ceramic 24k Gold Glazed Photograph Frame 7

Vintage White 1980s Handmade Ceramic 24k Gold Glazed Photograph Frame 7

Located in London, GB

Handmade white ceramic glazed photography frame in 24-karat gold glazed design. Imported and made

Category

Vintage 1980s Greek Hollywood Regency Picture Frames

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage 1980s Handmade Blue Glazed Ceramic Ginger Jar 4 Vase Table Sideboard
Vintage 1980s Handmade Blue Glazed Ceramic Ginger Jar 4 Vase Table Sideboard

Vintage 1980s Handmade Blue Glazed Ceramic Ginger Jar 4 Vase Table Sideboard

Located in London, GB

Handmade ceramic lidded vase in the form of a ginger jar. Navy blue glazed ceramic with shades of

Category

Vintage 1980s Greek Hollywood Regency Vases

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Ceramic Amphora Vase in the Style of the Antique, Black and Blue
20th Century Ceramic Amphora Vase in the Style of the Antique, Black and Blue

20th Century Ceramic Amphora Vase in the Style of the Antique, Black and Blue

Located in Paris, FR

Beautiful and in very condition amphora, vase, made of glazed sandtone. Dark blue and black colors

Category

20th Century European Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Kylix Wine Vessel, 350 BC
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Kylix Wine Vessel, 350 BC

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Kylix Wine Vessel, 350 BC

Located in London, GB

An elegant ancient Greek black glazed ceramic kylix, produced in Athens, circa 4th century BC. A

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Vases

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Vase, 350 BC
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Vase, 350 BC

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Vase, 350 BC

Located in London, GB

. Decorated with a black glaze. For an example of this type, see object 58.1298 at the Museum of Fine Arts

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Jug, 350 BC
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Jug, 350 BC

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Jug, 350 BC

Located in London, GB

, double banded loop handle. Covered with a beautiful black glaze. For a similar example, see 48.110, at

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Greek Ceramics

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Hydria, 350 BC
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Hydria, 350 BC

Ancient Greek Black Glazed Pottery Hydria, 350 BC

Located in London, GB

. Decorated with a beautiful black glaze, the rim with wave decoration, in black on a red ground and the neck

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Ancient Greek Oinochoe
Ancient Greek Oinochoe

Ancient Greek Oinochoe

Sold

H 12 in Dm 6 in

Ancient Greek Oinochoe

Located in Montreal, QC

A heavily encrusted Greek black-glazed oinochoe (wine pitcher), probably from a greek colony in

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Black Glazed Shoulder Oinochoe of Shape 2 Athens, circa 450 BC Fired Earthenware
Black Glazed Shoulder Oinochoe of Shape 2 Athens, circa 450 BC Fired Earthenware

Black Glazed Shoulder Oinochoe of Shape 2 Athens, circa 450 BC Fired Earthenware

Located in Sofia, BG

Athens, circa 450 BC. Fired earthenware. Height: 11.7 x 8.4 cm Condition: Small restoration at the spout. Cf. Agora XII, Pl.5, Nr. 103.  

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Garden Stand Stool Vintage Terra Cotta Rhino Rhinoceros Greek Key Palm Beach
Garden Stand Stool Vintage Terra Cotta Rhino Rhinoceros Greek Key Palm Beach

Garden Stand Stool Vintage Terra Cotta Rhino Rhinoceros Greek Key Palm Beach

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Such a unique vintage rhinoceros garden stand, terra cotta with lovely Greek key details. Navy Blue

Category

20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Garden Ornaments

Materials

Terracotta

English Wedgwood Yellow Dip Bisque and Black Basalt Jasperware Spill Vases
English Wedgwood Yellow Dip Bisque and Black Basalt Jasperware Spill Vases

English Wedgwood Yellow Dip Bisque and Black Basalt Jasperware Spill Vases

By Wedgewood

Located in Big Flats, NY

and black basalt bas relief repeating acanthus, foliate swag and scrollwork band, stamped on base as

Category

Early 20th Century English Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Han Dynasty Black Pottery / Chinese Excavated Pottery / Ancient Jar/Antique Vase
Han Dynasty Black Pottery / Chinese Excavated Pottery / Ancient Jar/Antique Vase

Han Dynasty Black Pottery / Chinese Excavated Pottery / Ancient Jar/Antique Vase

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

shape of ancient Greece. The black one is not glazed. This is such a black color because the carbon

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Black-Glazed Squat Attic Lekythos, 5th Century B.C
Black-Glazed Squat Attic Lekythos, 5th Century B.C

Black-Glazed Squat Attic Lekythos, 5th Century B.C

Located in Sofia, BG

Attic second half of the 5th century B.C Clay, black glaze. Measures: H. 7.8 cm A squat

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Clay

Greek Key Black and White Espresso Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer
Greek Key Black and White Espresso Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer

Greek Key Black and White Espresso Coffee or Tea Cup and Saucer

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Greco Roman style black and white, with a touch of gold, porcelain espresso coffee or

Category

20th Century European Greco Roman Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Green Glazed Vessel
Green Glazed Vessel

Green Glazed Vessel

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H 22 in Dm 13 in

Green Glazed Vessel

Located in Dallas, TX

Green glazed vessel originating from Greece. Measurements: Approximate 17" H to 22" H.     

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Green Glazed Vessel
Green Glazed Vessel

Green Glazed Vessel

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H 22 in Dm 13 in

Green Glazed Vessel

Located in Dallas, TX

Green glazed vessel originating from Greece. Measurements: Approx. 17" H to 22" H.

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Bates Brown-Westhead & Moore Mercury & Minerva Greek Revival Pottery Vase
Bates Brown-Westhead & Moore Mercury & Minerva Greek Revival Pottery Vase

Bates Brown-Westhead & Moore Mercury & Minerva Greek Revival Pottery Vase

By Brown Westhead Moore

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

applied to the side. The vase is decorated in mirror black glazes with gilding applied around the rims and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Greek Revival Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Round 14" Platter, Off-White with a Hand Painted Black Greek Key Border
Round 14" Platter, Off-White with a Hand Painted Black Greek Key Border

Round 14" Platter, Off-White with a Hand Painted Black Greek Key Border

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Round 14" serving platter with a hand painted Greek key border in black on an off white ground. In

Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Enamel

Large Raku Panel, Women in The Sun, Roger Capron, Vallauris 1995
Large Raku Panel, Women in The Sun, Roger Capron, Vallauris 1995

Large Raku Panel, Women in The Sun, Roger Capron, Vallauris 1995

By Roger Capron

Located in St Ouen, FR

fabulous bestiary to a gallery of portraits, according to the artist's overflowing imagination. The black

Category

1990s French Greek Revival Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Late Greek Revival, Glazed Terra Cotta Urns as Lamps
Pair of Late Greek Revival, Glazed Terra Cotta Urns as Lamps

Pair of Late Greek Revival, Glazed Terra Cotta Urns as Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of 1880 late Greek Revival glazed terra cotta urns as lamps.

Category

Antique 19th Century Greek Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Terracotta

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$35,000

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Category

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Materials

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Greek Black Glazed For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Greek black glazed you’re looking for. A Greek black glazed — often made from ceramic, terracotta and porcelain — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Greek black glazed, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each Greek black glazed bearing Hollywood Regency or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Felix Edward Pratt & Richard Pratt, Rembrandt Lamp Company and Wedgewood each produced at least one beautiful Greek black glazed that is worth considering.

How Much is a Greek Black Glazed?

The average selling price for a Greek black glazed at 1stDibs is $2,325, while they’re typically $50 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Greek Black Glazed
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    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.