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red-figure pottery(encyclopedia)
ylang-ylang(dictionary)
ylang-ylang(encyclopedia)
pottery(dictionary)
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ylang-ylang (sh) and black-figure pottery (sh)


ylang-ylang (sh)




or ilang-ilang

South Asian evergreen tree (Cananga odorata) of the custard apple family.

The name means "flower of flowers" in the Tagalog language. Tall (77 ft, or 25 m) and slim, it has smooth bark and is covered year-round with drooping, long-stalked, rich-scented flowers that have six narrow, greenish-yellow petals. The pointed oval leaves have wavy edges. Clustered, oval black fruits hang from long stalks. Leis are made from the blooms, and a delicate fragrance is distilled from the flowers. The woody ylang-ylang vine (Artabotrys odoratissimus), in the same family, is popular on trellises and patios in warm, moist climates.


black-figure pottery (sh)




Type of Greek pottery that originated in Corinth งใ 700 BC.

The figures were painted in black pigment on the natural red clay ground. Finishing details were then incised into the black pigment, revealing the red ground. The great Attic painters (mid 6th century BC), most notably Exekias, developed narrative scene decoration and perfected the style. It continued to be popular until the advent of red-figure pottery (งใ 530 BC).


Dionysus and satyrs, amphora painted in the black-figure style by the Amasis Painter, c. 540 BC; ...

Courtesy of the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switz.; photograph, Colorphoto Hans Hinz