Description, Function, Attribution, and Analysis of a Red-Figure Type B Kylix

Red-figure pottery

Red-figure pottery is a style of (Click link for more info and facts about Greek pottery) Greek pottery in which the figure outlines, details and the background are painted black, while the figure itself is not painted. This way, the figures take on the typical reddish tone of pottery after it has been burned in the presence of (A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust) oxygen.

Red-figure pottery, developed around 530 BC, superseded the earlier (Click link for more info and facts about black-figure pottery) black-figure pottery because the new process allowed more intricate detail on the ornaments, humans, animals, etc. depicted. It remained popular until the late 4th century BC.

Red-figure pottery is considered to mark the apex of Greek pottery, as most (An open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers) vases or cups famous today for their skillful painting are in the red-figure style.

Black-figure pottery

[Categories: Pottery, Greek culture]

The black-figure pottery technique is a style of ancient (Click link for more info and facts about Greek pottery) Greek pottery painting in which the decoration appears as black (A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color) silhouettes on a red background. Originated in (The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens) Corinth during the early 7th century BC, it was introduced into (The territory of Athens in ancient Greece) Attica about a generation later. The technique flourished until being replaced by the more advanced (Click link for more info and facts about red-figure pottery) red-figure pottery technique around 530 BC.

Greek vases were made of a pale (A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood) iron-rich clay which turned a reddish-orange colour when fired. The design was sketched in outline, then filled in using refined clay as paint. Details would be added with an (A block or plate that has been engraved) engraving tool, scratching through the paint layer to the clay below. The vessel would then be fired