Caption

Red-figure aryballus lekythos with a depiction of Eros and a woman, Darius Painter active 340–320 BC, Apulia, 340–320 BC; vessel lekythos, aryballus lekythos, height 23.3 cm, width 10.7 cm., A ceramic vessel with an elongated neck and a flared rim sits against a neutral background; it has a single curved handle connecting neck and shoulder and a rounded body rising from a stepped foot. The surface shows contrasting bands of dark black and warm terracotta tones with ornamental painted motifs, including swirling foliate patterns, stylized palmette forms, and parts of a winged figure rendered in the terracotta color against the black ground. The neck and handle show wear with patches where the dark pigment is worn, and a decorative band of wave-like meanders encircles the lower body above the foot. The visible colors are black, terracotta, and hints of lighter worn beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_112

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure aryballus lekythos depiction Eros woman Darius Painter active 340–320 BC Apulia 340–320 Bc vessel lekythos aryballus lekythos height 23.3 cm width 10.7 cm ceramic vessel elongated neck flared rim sits neutral background single curved handle connecting neck shoulder rounded body rising stepped foot surface contrasting bands dark black warm terracotta tones ornamental painted motifs swirling foliate patterns stylized palmette forms parts winged figure rendered terracotta color black ground wear patches dark pigment worn decorative band wave- meanders encircles lower body foot visible colors black terracotta hints lighter worn beige.