White Ground Pottery Flashcards
1
Q
Example of pot used with this design (3)
A
High neck vessels contains oil = lekythoi
Decorated and used for funerary use
Shows deceased and mourners
2
Q
What is design (2)
A
Decoration appears on white background
Modified form of red figure technique
3
Q
How is design created
A
Normal slip is diluted = golden brown instead of black
4
Q
Difference but… (2+)
A
Greater range of colours created = green, blue, black
Many faded now though
5
Q
Problems (2)
A
Not a robust technique
However … only used for funerary pots so not needed to be
6
Q
When stopped used
A
After 4th century BC
7
Q
Important to note about black figure and lekythoi (2+)
A
A class of lekythoi used black figure technique on background of white ground
STILL CLASSIFIED AS BLACK-FIGURE
