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Exploring Red Figure Pottery

Test your knowledge about red figure pottery and its historical significance. This quiz covers various aspects of this ancient art form, including the techniques used in pottery, the stages of kiln firing, and the influences on Greek artists.

Multiple choice questions
Covers historical influences and pottery styles
Aim to learn more about Greek art

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CraftingClay42

1. In red figure pottery, what did the slip add to the vase?

The red color, from firing.

The black color, from firing.

The red color, painting on after firing

The black color, after firing

2. What were the three stages of kiln firing and what did they do?

Oxidation, green wood smoking, oxidation; Baked the clay red, smoked the clay black, brought the red color back to the areas without slip.

Oxidation, green wood smoking, dry wood smoking; Baked the clay black, smoked the clay red, brought black color back to areas without slip.

Green wood smoking, dry wood smoking, oxidation; Smoked the clay black, smoked the clay red, cooked the clay dry.

Greek vases were not kiln fired.

The order of greek vases go:

Archaic, Classical, Geometric, Orientalising

Orientalising, Geometric, Archaic, Classical

Geometric, Orientalising, Archaic, Classical

Geometric, Archaic, Orientalising, Classical

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