Red-figure kantharos with a depiction of an ephebe with an aryballos and a Greek inscription “Beautiful boy”;, Kantharos with a slightly flared spout, a deep bowl, a flat bottom, a high profiled stem, a ring-shaped foot. Thin-walled. A: bearded man with a lyre in his head in left profile, holding a lyre in his left hand. B: ephebe with aryballos. The inner surface of the bowl is covered with varnish. Technology: Smooth surface. The varnish is thick, shiny, unevenly fired. Notes: the vessel is intact; small secondary losses and chips are visible on the surface. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 Black. Date: ca. 450 BC mid-5th century BC. Place of origin: Attica. Type: kantharos, vessel. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 10.2 cm., A single ceramic vessel with a broad rim, a central vertical handle, and a footed base sits against a plain background; the vessel shows a glossy black surface with areas of orange showing through where the black glaze is worn or intentionally left, includi...
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Red-figure kantharos with a depiction of an ephebe with an aryballos and a Greek inscription “Beautiful boy”;, Kantharos with a slightly flared spout, a deep bowl, a flat bottom, a high profiled stem, a ring-shaped foot. Thin-walled. A: bearded man with a lyre in his head in left profile, holding a lyre in his left hand. B: ephebe with aryballos. The inner surface of the bowl is covered with varnish. Technology: Smooth surface. The varnish is thick, shiny, unevenly fired. Notes: the vessel is intact; small secondary losses and chips are visible on the surface. Varnish color: 10 YR 2/1 Black. Date: ca. 450 BC mid-5th century BC. Place of origin: Attica. Type: kantharos, vessel. Dimensions: height 11 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 10.2 cm., A single ceramic vessel with a broad rim, a central vertical handle, and a footed base sits against a plain background; the vessel shows a glossy black surface with areas of orange showing through where the black glaze is worn or intentionally left, including orange decorative figures or motifs on the sides, and there are small chips and worn spots revealing the orange beneath; visible colors include black, orange, and shades of gray in the background.

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Red-figure kantharos depiction ephebe aryballos Greek inscription “Beautiful boy” Kantharos slightly flared spout deep bowl flat bottom high profiled stem ring-shaped foot Thin-walled A bearded man lyre head left profile holding left hand B inner surface bowl covered varnish Technology Smooth surface thick shiny unevenly fired Notes vessel intact small secondary losses chips visible surface Varnish color 10 Yr 2 1 Black Date ca 450 BC mid-5th century BC Place origin Attica Type kantharos Dimensions height 11 cm width 16.2 cm depth 10.2 cm single ceramic vessel broad rim central vertical handle footed base sits plain background glossy black surface areas orange showing black glaze worn intentionally left orange decorative figures motifs sides small chips worn spots revealing orange beneath visible colors include black orange shades gray background.

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