Caption

Jug, red-figure pottery, Greek pottery, mermaid mythological, Athens Greece. A small jug with a low foot recessed at the bottom. The edges of the foot are slightly rounded and tapered upwards. The body is slightly wider than the foot, rounded at the bottom, almost cylindrical in the lower half, and gently tapering in the upper half, merging into a widely flared outward spout. Below the spout is a vertically mounted, cylindrical, slightly flattened handle, bent into a circle. Light orange clay, black shiny firnis. On the body, the mermaid is in right profile, with wings raised upwards the left wing at the back, protruding above the right. On the mermaid's head is a diadem marked with white dots. Feathers marked with lines—long and thin at the wingtips and tail; thin and thick elsewhere. The image is emphasized from the bottom with a row of dots. The side of the foot is chipped, the rim edge is slightly chipped, and the firnis is abrasion-stripped. Part of the rim is filled with plaster. 3rd quarter of the 5th century BC, Attica, vessel, height 6.6 cm., A dark, worn ceramic jug with a rounded body, a flared rim, and a single loop handle on one side, shown against a neutral gray background; the jug surface is primarily black with areas of brown and small patches where the dark finish has chipped to reveal a lighter tan color, and there are several scuffed spots and a few pale flecks on the body and handle.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_461

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.7Mb (305.6Kb) / 8.7in x 8.8in / 2615 x 2629 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug red-figure pottery Greek pottery mermaid mythological Athens Greece small jug low foot recessed bottom edges slightly rounded tapered upwards body slightly wider rounded almost cylindrical lower half gently tapering upper half merging widely flared outward spout spout vertically mounted cylindrical slightly flattened handle bent circle Light orange clay black shiny firnis mermaid right profile wings raised upwards left wing back protruding right mermaid's head diadem marked white dots Feathers marked lines long thin wingtips tail thick elsewhere image emphasized row dots side chipped rim edge slightly chipped firnis abrasion-stripped Part rim filled plaster 3rd quarter 5th century BC Attica vessel height 6.6 cm dark worn ceramic jug rounded body flared rim single loop handle shown neutral gray background jug surface primarily black areas brown small patches dark finish reveal lighter tan color several scuffed spots pale flecks handle.