Aryballus lekythos with a depiction of a woman's head in a cap, ca. 400 BC, Attica, vessel lekythos, height 8.8 cm, width 5.3 cm, A small rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and single curved handle sits against a plain background; the vessel is primarily black with areas of warm terracotta where the surface decoration shows a profile of a human face wearing a head covering and an earring, with hair detail and ornamental curling lines beside the face; the black surface has small chips and worn spots revealing the terracotta beneath, and the base shows similar wear, with the overall colors being black and terracotta against a gray backdrop.
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Aryballus lekythos with a depiction of a woman's head in a cap, ca. 400 BC, Attica, vessel lekythos, height 8.8 cm, width 5.3 cm, A small rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and single curved handle sits against a plain background; the vessel is primarily black with areas of warm terracotta where the surface decoration shows a profile of a human face wearing a head covering and an earring, with hair detail and ornamental curling lines beside the face; the black surface has small chips and worn spots revealing the terracotta beneath, and the base shows similar wear, with the overall colors being black and terracotta against a gray backdrop.

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Aryballus lekythos depiction woman's head cap ca 400 Bc Attica vessel lekythos height 8.8 cm width 5.3 cm small rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim single curved handle sits plain background vessel primarily black areas warm terracotta surface decoration profile human face wearing head covering earring hair detail ornamental curling lines beside black surface small chips worn spots revealing terracotta beneath base wear colors black terracotta gray backdrop.

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