Attic Black Figure, Red Figure and White Ground Pottery Vessels 

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Import restricted since 2001.

Section III.B.2.a of Designated List in force since 2011.

Red Figure and White Ground Pottery--These are made in a specific set of shapes (amphorae, craters, hydriae, oinochoi, kylikes) decorated with black painted figures on a clear clay ground (Black Figure), decorative elements in reserve with background fired black (Red Figure), and multi-colored figures painted on a white ground (White Ground). Attic pottery was widely exported, particularly to southern Italy, where it is commonly found in burials. Approximate date: 6th to 4th century B.C.

For import restrictions in force from 2001, see History of Import Restrictions below.

Example shown: Red figure Attic calyx krater; 470-450 B.C.; Rome, National Museum of Rome at the Baths of Diocletian