4th century BC. A black ware ceramic set of Greek pottery, comprising an oil lamp (luchnos;) a kantharos; a karceison and two lekythoi. See Bianco, S., Bottini, A., Pontrandolfo, A., Russo Tagliente, A. & Setari, E., (ed.), I Greci in Occidente. Greci, Enotri e Lucani nella Basilicata meridionale, Napoli, 1996.717 grams total, 94-104mm (3 3/4 - 4"). Property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s. What distinguishes black glaze from black figure is that rather than individual figures being painted with a slip, the entire vessel (or at least a good portion of it) is covered with slip before being fired. If the vessel is improperly fired, the resulting glaze can turn out to be a reddish or brown colour. [5]