Caption

Red-figure guttus, Arsinoe Cyprus, 5th BC, Attica. Guttus vessel, height 5.1 cm, width 10.6 cm. Flat bottom, one vertically mounted vice, narrow, with four ridges; circular in shape with a slightly distinct foot. Lion's muzzle plastically formed to form a rim. Decoration: a lion, a panther, and a boar on the shoulders; cats iconography, boar iconography, lion iconography. Technology: visible traces of turning; matte, dense, good-quality varnish. Clay purified with a small amount of admixtures mica. Notes: the vise is glued; small and rare secondary chips visible on the varnish surface. Clay color: ~2.5 YR 6/6 light red. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 black., A round ceramic object viewed from above against a gray background, predominantly black and terracotta in color, with a central recessed circular area pierced with several small holes and surrounded by a raised rim; a small ribbed handle projects from one edge and a three-dimensional animal head protrudes from the opposite edge, both showing worn black and terracotta surfaces; around the central area a few stylized animal figures in terracotta tones are painted against the black ground, with curved limbs, rounded bodies, and simple linear details, and there are areas of surface wear and small chips revealing lighter terracotta beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_333

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Keywords

Red-figure guttus Arsinoe Cyprus 5th BC Attica Guttus vessel height 5.1 cm width 10.6 cm Flat bottom vertically mounted vice narrow four ridges circular shape slightly distinct foot Lion's muzzle plastically formed form rim Decoration lion panther boar shoulders cats iconography boar iconography lion iconography Technology visible traces turning matte dense good-quality varnish Clay purified small amount admixtures mica Notes vise glued small rare secondary chips visible varnish surface Clay color ~2.5 Yr 6 6 light red Varnish color 10 Yr 2 1 black round ceramic object viewed gray background predominantly black terracotta color central recessed circular area pierced several small holes surrounded raised rim small ribbed handle projects edge three-dimensional animal head protrudes opposite edge showing worn black terracotta surfaces central area stylized animal figures terracotta tones painted black ground curved limbs rounded bodies simple linear details areas surface wear small chips revealing lighter beneath.