Caption

Red-figure aryballus lekythos with a depiction of Eros and a woman, Darius Painter 340–320 BC, Apulia, vessel lekythos/aryballus, height 23.3 cm, width 10.7 cm., An upright ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, a flared rim, and a single curved handle rising from the shoulder; the body displays sweeping ornamental spirals and leaf-like motifs in a terracotta-orange against a black background, with areas of worn black showing lighter ceramic beneath; the rim and neck are predominantly black with chipped edges revealing a tan color, and the base shows concentric bands in tan and black; the overall scene includes a few areas of surface wear and a muted gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_110

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure aryballus lekythos depiction Eros woman Darius Painter 340–320 BC Apulia vessel lekythos aryballus height 23.3 cm width 10.7 cm upright ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim single curved handle rising shoulder body displays sweeping ornamental spirals leaf- motifs terracotta-orange black background areas worn black showing lighter ceramic beneath rim neck predominantly black chipped edges revealing tan color base concentric bands tan black scene includes surface wear muted gray background.