Caption

Aryballus lekythos, Attica Greece; Kerch finding. Late 5th–early 4th century BC. Aryballus lekythos with a ring-shaped foot, a bulging belly, and a high neck widening towards the spout. A rounded vice is attached to the body and the middle of the neck. The vessel is covered with black finish. On the surface of the belly, the head of a woman in a cap turned to the right. Red-figure/black-figure pottery attributes: lekythos aryballus lekythos. Vessel; height 7 cm, width 9 cm, depth 5 cm., A round object viewed from above with a central circular opening and a handle extending to one side, showing worn and chipped surfaces with areas of exposed material; the dominant color is black with visible patches of beige and gray, and small speckles of lighter tones across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_216

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.8Mb (976.0Kb) / 17.2in x 17.2in / 5147 x 5147 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aryballus lekythos Attica Greece Kerch finding Late 5th–early 4th century BC ring-shaped foot bulging belly high neck widening towards spout rounded vice attached body middle neck vessel covered black finish surface belly head woman cap turned right Red-figure black-figure pottery attributes lekythos aryballus lekythos Vessel height 7 cm width 9 cm depth 5 cm round object viewed central circular opening handle extending side showing worn chipped surfaces areas exposed material dominant color black visible patches beige gray small speckles lighter tones across surface.