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 rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow base and flared rim sits against a pale gray background; the body is predominantly black with areas of worn terracotta showing through near the rim and base, and there are decorative pale cream and faded pink linear and dotted motifs on the black surface, including a curving dotted vine-like element and wavy vertical lines, plus a small protruding handle near the top that shows chipped black and exposed terracotta.
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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 rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow base and flared rim sits against a pale gray background; the body is predominantly black with areas of worn terracotta showing through near the rim and base, and there are decorative pale cream and faded pink linear and dotted motifs on the black surface, including a curving dotted vine-like element and wavy vertical lines, plus a small protruding handle near the top that shows chipped black and exposed terracotta.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_117

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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 rounded ceramic vessel narrow base flared rim sits pale gray background body predominantly black areas worn terracotta showing near rim base decorative pale cream faded pink linear dotted motifs black surface curving dotted vine- element wavy vertical lines plus small protruding handle near top chipped black exposed terracotta.

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