Clazomenian

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Scope note
Refers to a style of pottery painting dating from the sixth century BCE, found on various vessels and terracotta sarcophagi, and named after a site at Klazomenai in Ionia, Turkey. It is characterized by the use of Black-figure painting, and later by Red-figure painting, with distinctive, graceful designs of human figures, sphinxes, animals, monsters, and sirens executed in a technique that includes occasional outline drawing, with the addition of white or incisions.
Clazomenian
Accepted term: 09-Sep-2024