Caption

Foot-shaped aryballos, Ionian workshop, aryballos, antique vessel. Yellow-orange clay with mica; matte black engobe on the surface. Aryballos in the shape of a foot shod in a sandal with a thick sole connected to braided leather straps. The foot ends above the ankle and merges into a narrow neck terminating in an outward-turned rim, decorated from above with radiating lines. A wide, ribbon-like handle is attached vertically to the spout, on which there is an image of a rooster surrounded by dots. Preservation condition: the front part of the foot is filled with plaster. Late 6th–early 5th century BC. Ionia, Turkey/Greece., A small sculpted object resembling a stylized animal or creature sits upright against a plain background; the object is primarily tan with darker brown and black patches and spots, and it shows textured, carved surfaces with a pattern of scales or diamond shapes on its lower portion and smoother, worn areas on its upper portion, with visible irregularities and small chips in the material, and a subtle reflection of the object appears on the smooth surface beneath it; the background is a uniform gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_418

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Keywords

Foot-shaped aryballos Ionian workshop aryballos antique vessel Yellow-orange clay mica matte black engobe surface Aryballos shape foot shod sandal thick sole connected braided leather straps foot ends ankle merges narrow neck terminating outward-turned rim decorated radiating lines wide ribbon- handle attached vertically spout image rooster surrounded dots Preservation condition front part foot filled plaster Late 6th–early 5th century BC Ionia Turkey Greece small sculpted object resembling stylized animal creature sits upright plain background object primarily tan darker brown black patches spots textured carved surfaces pattern scales diamond shapes lower portion smoother worn areas upper portion visible irregularities small chips material subtle reflection smooth surface beneath background uniform gray.