Added White (Technique, Concept)

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Added White (en)

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Added white refers to an additional white-colored pigment that is painted onto a Greek vase, usually before firing. Most notably, added white is used for the skin coloring of women in the black-figure technique, or as “second white” on white-ground vases. The white pigment comes from natural materials, such as calcareous clay, lead, or perhaps bone.

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