black-figure technique

Isaac Kremer/ July 3, 2024/

A technique of ancient Greek pot-blank" >target="_blank" >painting in which images are painted with slip against a reddish or tan blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/blank" >background/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="839499a73ff431ab6bf2c272e816c8dd" blank" >target="_blank" >blank" >background (the natural color of the clay). The painted areas turn black when the pot is fired in a kiln. Details are blank" >target="_blank" >incised into the black slip. (Terry, 2022)

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