Ariballus lekythos, 4th century BC, Nola findspot, Campania origin, lekythos vessel, height 12.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, A dark vase with a bulbous body, a narrow neck flaring into a wide mouth, and a single curved handle at the shoulder, sitting on a flat round base; the vase surface is predominantly black with visible scuffs and small areas where the dark coating is worn away to reveal a lighter material, and the base ring is a terracotta color; the background is a flat muted gray.
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Ariballus lekythos, 4th century BC, Nola findspot, Campania origin, lekythos vessel, height 12.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, A dark vase with a bulbous body, a narrow neck flaring into a wide mouth, and a single curved handle at the shoulder, sitting on a flat round base; the vase surface is predominantly black with visible scuffs and small areas where the dark coating is worn away to reveal a lighter material, and the base ring is a terracotta color; the background is a flat muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Ariballus lekythos 4th century BC Nola findspot Campania origin lekythos vessel height 12.0 cm width 7.0 cm dark vase bulbous body narrow neck flaring wide mouth single curved handle shoulder sitting flat round base vase surface predominantly black visible scuffs small areas dark coating worn away reveal lighter material base ring terracotta color background flat muted gray.

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