Caption

Red-figure aryballus lekythos with a scene of Aphrodite's toilet, On the belly: Aphrodite crouching and Eros handing her an alabastron, beginning of the 4th century BC previously dated to the 2nd quarter of the 4th century BC, findspot Nola, origin Campania, vessel: lekythos aryballus lekythos, height 16.5 cm, width 19.5 cm, weight 0.23 kg, subjects: Aphrodite, Eros, Greek deities., A black ceramic vessel with a rounded body, narrow neck, flared rim, and a single handle, decorated with orange-colored painted figures and swirling motifs; the upper neck area shows a band of vertical petal-like shapes in orange, the body features large scrolling tendrils and teardrop forms in orange against the black background, and a partial human-like figure with wings rendered in orange is visible on one side; the base has a repeating orange decorative border and the rim and handle show small areas where the black surface is chipped, revealing an orange underlayer.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_228

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.7Mb (3.4Mb) / 13.9in x 20.0in / 4176 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure aryballus lekythos scene Aphrodite's toilet belly Aphrodite crouching Eros handing alabastron 4th century BC previously dated 2nd quarter 4th century BC findspot Nola origin Campania vessel lekythos aryballus lekythos height 16.5 cm width 19.5 cm weight 0.23 kg subjects Aphrodite Eros Greek deities black ceramic vessel rounded body narrow neck flared rim single handle decorated orange-colored painted figures swirling motifs upper neck area band vertical petal- shapes orange body features large scrolling tendrils teardrop forms black background partial human- figure wings rendered visible side base repeating decorative border rim handle small areas black surface chipped revealing orange underlayer.