Skyphos, Skyphos with painted decoration. Engraved ornament at the upper edge of the vessel: an egg-shaped structure and a wavy line, framed by parallel lines. At the handles and in the center, vertical, engraved branches with preserved traces of white leaves hang downwards. Side A: a woman shown in left profile with a xylophone in her right hand and a branch in her left. The figure is flanked by small trees on either side. 4th century BC, Apulia, Southern Italy. Skyphos vessel, height 12.1 cm, width 11.1 cm., A black ceramic vessel with a rounded body and a narrow tan base, featuring two short horizontal handles at the rim; painted on the body is a pale-skinned figure in a short skirt and a darker sash, shown in a dynamic pose with one arm extended holding a ladder-like object and the other arm bent while holding a long slender stem topped with small pale dots, with pale decorative motifs around the figure and a patterned border near the rim in tan and brown tones.
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Skyphos, Skyphos with painted decoration. Engraved ornament at the upper edge of the vessel: an egg-shaped structure and a wavy line, framed by parallel lines. At the handles and in the center, vertical, engraved branches with preserved traces of white leaves hang downwards. Side A: a woman shown in left profile with a xylophone in her right hand and a branch in her left. The figure is flanked by small trees on either side. 4th century BC, Apulia, Southern Italy. Skyphos vessel, height 12.1 cm, width 11.1 cm., A black ceramic vessel with a rounded body and a narrow tan base, featuring two short horizontal handles at the rim; painted on the body is a pale-skinned figure in a short skirt and a darker sash, shown in a dynamic pose with one arm extended holding a ladder-like object and the other arm bent while holding a long slender stem topped with small pale dots, with pale decorative motifs around the figure and a patterned border near the rim in tan and brown tones.

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Skyphos painted decoration Engraved ornament upper edge vessel egg-shaped structure wavy line framed parallel lines handles center vertical engraved branches preserved traces white leaves hang downwards Side A woman shown left profile xylophone right hand branch left figure flanked small trees side 4th century BC Apulia Southern Italy Skyphos vessel height 12.1 cm width 11.1 cm black ceramic vessel rounded body narrow tan base featuring two short horizontal handles rim painted body pale-skinned figure short skirt darker sash shown dynamic pose arm extended holding ladder- object arm bent long slender stem topped small pale dots pale decorative motifs patterned border near tan brown tones.

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