● On view now — Gallery 151
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026
FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.
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Figure of a Youth from a Funerary Stele (Monument)
Fragment of a Funerary Naiskos (Monument in the Shape of a T
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great
Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II
Statuette of a Female Figure
Fragment of a Grave Monument
Dish
Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an
Paracas — Blackware Plate with Fish Incised in Interior
Italian — Gun Shield
Martin-Guillaume Biennais — Pair of Circular Platters
Islamic — Cup with Spout
China — Bowl with Lotus Design
Japan — Pot with Spout
Mantua Glass Works — Pan
Mark of I. L.
Germany — Basin
Inca — Miniature Tray Depicting a Frog
Vietnam — Bowl with Green Glaze
Germany, Schleswig — Plate
China — Tripod Vessel with Squared Handles, Wheel Patterns a