Caption

Black-finned pyxis decorated with vine, Greek ceramics, plant motifs, 275–250 BC, Athens, Attica; pyxis vessel, weight 0.16 kg, height 8.3 cm, diameter 8.5 cm., A rounded lidded vessel with a bulbous body and flared rim, shown against a neutral gray background. The object is predominantly black with decorative metallic gold painted motifs forming bands and scrolling patterns around the lid and upper and middle sections. The lid is domed and sits on a slightly overhanging rim, with visible wear where the black surface has been scuffed to reveal lighter underlayers. The body narrows toward a small foot, which shows areas of discoloration and surface abrasion in brownish and off-white tones. Overall the visible colors are black, metallic gold, brown, off-white, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 13.7in x 13.7in / 4096 x 4096 (300dpi)

Keywords

Black-finned pyxis decorated vine Greek ceramics plant motifs 275–250 Bc Athens Attica pyxis vessel weight 0.16 kg height 8.3 cm diameter 8.5 cm rounded lidded vessel bulbous body flared rim shown neutral gray background object predominantly black decorative metallic gold painted motifs forming bands scrolling patterns lid upper middle sections domed sits slightly overhanging rim visible wear black surface scuffed reveal lighter underlayers body narrows small foot areas discoloration surface abrasion brownish off-white tones visible colors black metallic gold brown off-white gray.