Aryballus lekythos, Ancient Greece, antiquity; bird iconography; ceramics; red-figure pottery; Greek pottery; ancient vessels; lekythos; Southern Italy. Reddish-brown clay with black, slightly shiny, well-covering varnish, also on underside of foot and inside handles. Low echinus-shaped foot, spherical, slightly flattened body. Low, narrow neck with funnel-shaped rim with a thickened edge. Body decoration: bird in left profile with beak raised. 4th century BC Southern Italy. Vessel aryballus lekythos. Height 9.3 cm; width 7.6 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and a single curved handle, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel's surface shows a dominant black color with areas of tan and beige where the black finish is worn or intentionally left unpainted, and there are scattered lighter patches and irregular spots on the body; the neck features vertical tan stripes, and the rim and base show worn black with tan edges.
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Aryballus lekythos, Ancient Greece, antiquity; bird iconography; ceramics; red-figure pottery; Greek pottery; ancient vessels; lekythos; Southern Italy. Reddish-brown clay with black, slightly shiny, well-covering varnish, also on underside of foot and inside handles. Low echinus-shaped foot, spherical, slightly flattened body. Low, narrow neck with funnel-shaped rim with a thickened edge. Body decoration: bird in left profile with beak raised. 4th century BC Southern Italy. Vessel aryballus lekythos. Height 9.3 cm; width 7.6 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and a single curved handle, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel's surface shows a dominant black color with areas of tan and beige where the black finish is worn or intentionally left unpainted, and there are scattered lighter patches and irregular spots on the body; the neck features vertical tan stripes, and the rim and base show worn black with tan edges.

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Aryballus lekythos Ancient Greece antiquity bird iconography ceramics red-figure pottery Greek pottery ancient vessels lekythos Southern Italy Reddish-brown clay black slightly shiny well-covering varnish also underside foot inside handles Low echinus-shaped foot spherical slightly flattened body Low narrow neck funnel-shaped rim thickened edge Body decoration bird left profile beak raised 4th century BC Southern Italy Vessel aryballus lekythos Height 9.3 cm width 7.6 cm rounded ceramic vessel flared rim single curved handle shown plain gray background vessel's surface dominant black color areas tan beige black finish worn intentionally left unpainted scattered lighter patches irregular spots neck features vertical stripes rim base worn black tan edges.

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