Caption

Black-finished aryballoi lekythos, Greek black-glazed pottery. Aryballoi lekythos coated with black varnish. Flat foot flows directly into a bulging body, significantly widened in its lower section. Nearly horizontal handles flow into a slender neck ending in a significantly widening, cup-shaped rim. Handle attached at the transition from body to handles and below the cup-shaped rim. Body bears an incised ornament of long, vertically arranged petals. Good condition, minor varnish loss; neck cracked and glued. 4th century BC, Attica, vessel lekythos., A dark-colored ceramic jug with a rounded, ribbed body and a narrow neck flaring into a wide funnel-shaped mouth, featuring a single curved handle attached from the shoulder to the neck; the surface shows a matte black finish with subtle worn spots revealing a brownish underlying tone and small areas of lighter discoloration, set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_325

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Keywords

Black-finished aryballoi lekythos Greek black-glazed pottery Aryballoi lekythos coated black varnish Flat foot flows directly bulging body significantly widened lower section Nearly horizontal handles flow slender neck ending significantly widening cup-shaped rim Handle attached transition body Body bears incised ornament long vertically arranged petals Good condition minor varnish loss neck cracked glued 4th century BC Attica vessel lekythos dark-colored ceramic jug rounded ribbed body narrow neck flaring wide funnel-shaped mouth featuring single curved handle attached shoulder neck surface matte black finish subtle worn spots revealing brownish underlying tone small areas lighter discoloration set neutral gray background.