Caption

Red-figure aryballus lekythos with a depiction of Eros and a woman, Darius Painter active 340–320 BC, 340–320 BC, Apulia; vessel lekythos, aryballus lekythos, height 23.3 cm, width 10.7 cm, An upright ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and single curved handle stands on a flat surface; the body is primarily black with orange and reddish-brown painted figures and decorative motifs, including a winged human figure in orange on one side, swirling floral and leaf patterns around it, a band of repeating wave-like ornament near the base, and vertical fluted decoration at the shoulder; the rim and base show worn orange and darkened areas, and small chips and surface wear are visible on the black and orange painted surfaces.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_111

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 active 340–320 BC 340–320 Bc Apulia vessel lekythos aryballus lekythos height 23.3 cm width 10.7 cm upright ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim single curved handle stands flat surface body primarily black orange reddish-brown painted figures decorative motifs winged human figure side swirling floral leaf patterns band repeating wave- ornament near base vertical fluted decoration shoulder rim worn orange darkened areas small chips surface wear visible black surfaces.