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Black Polychrome (Technique, Concept)

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en: Black polychrome is a light-on-dark technique where vessels are painted with a black glaze (see Black Glaze) and details are added in other colors, such as red and white. Ornaments or patterns can also be incised. In Athens the technique appears on the phiale in the late 6th c. BCE, and can include floral motifs, animals, or human figures. Those with floral ornamentation probably imitated metal vessels. The technique is related to Six’s Technique (see Six’s Technique), which was also made in Athens. It also resembles East Greek Vroulian ware in some examples. Findspots include the Athenian Acropolis and Eleusis.