Caption

Aryballus lekythos, decoration: on the belly a winged Nike in right profile, dressed in a long chiton, holding a box with both hands above a basket standing on the ground; ca. 460–450 BC; Attica place of manufacture; lekythos vessel; height 13.3 cm, width 8 cm, rim diameter 4 cm, foot diameter 6.4 cm., An upright ceramic vessel with a rounded body, narrow neck, flared rim, and a curved handle attached from neck to shoulder; the surface shows a worn black slip with areas of exposed tan clay where the black has chipped away, creating irregular patches and scratches; the rim, handle edges, shoulder, and base reveal the tan color more prominently; the overall background is a pale neutral tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_106

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.2Mb (969.2Kb) / 6.7in x 10.0in / 2000 x 3008 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aryballus lekythos decoration belly winged Nike right profile dressed long chiton holding box hands basket standing ground ca 460–450 Bc Attica place manufacture lekythos vessel height 13.3 cm width 8 cm rim diameter 4 cm foot diameter 6.4 cm upright ceramic vessel rounded body narrow neck flared rim curved handle attached neck shoulder surface worn black slip areas exposed tan clay black chipped away creating irregular patches scratches rim handle edges base reveal tan color prominently background pale neutral tone.