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 single black pottery vessel with two horizontal handles extending from opposite sides, showing worn areas and thin decorative squiggled lines near the rim in a lighter clay color; the lower portion of the vessel and its flared foot reveal exposed terracotta tones, and the surface shows hairline cracks and lighter scuffed patches; the background is a pale gray.
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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 single black pottery vessel with two horizontal handles extending from opposite sides, showing worn areas and thin decorative squiggled lines near the rim in a lighter clay color; the lower portion of the vessel and its flared foot reveal exposed terracotta tones, and the surface shows hairline cracks and lighter scuffed patches; the background is a pale gray.

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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 single black pottery vessel two horizontal handles extending opposite sides showing worn areas thin decorative squiggled lines near rim lighter clay color lower portion flared foot reveal exposed terracotta tones surface hairline cracks lighter scuffed patches background pale gray.

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