Caption

Black-finned skyphos, early 4th century BC, Attica; thick-walled variety with two handles, deep bowl on a low profiled foot. Inside: stamped ornament with six palmettes; within a circle two concentric circles with ovules between them; surrounded by a band of ovules between two engraved lines. Outer part of the foot decorated with concentric circular elements. Technology: varnish evenly distributed, matte; visible turning marks. Admixtures: mica, pyroxene. Clay color 2.5 YR 6/6 light red. Varnish color 10 YR 2/1 black. Vessel skyphos. Dimensions: height 10.4 cm; width 23.5 cm; depth 16.6 cm; weight 0.456 kg; foot diameter 8.2 cm. Maker: unknown., A top-down view of a round two-handled bowl with a smooth dark surface showing wear and a few small chips, the bowl interior featuring a faint circular decorative motif with a central floral-like design and concentric rings; the handles extend horizontally from opposite sides and share the same dark finish, and the background is a light neutral color.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_238

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74.9Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 14.5in / 6000 x 4361 (300dpi)

Keywords

Black-finned skyphos early 4th century BC Attica thick-walled variety two handles deep bowl low profiled foot Inside stamped ornament six palmettes within circle two concentric circles ovules them surrounded band two engraved lines Outer part foot decorated concentric circular elements Technology varnish evenly distributed matte visible turning marks Admixtures mica pyroxene Clay color 2.5 YR 6 6 light red Varnish color 10 YR 2 1 black Vessel skyphos Dimensions height 10.4 cm width 23.5 cm depth 16.6 cm weight 0.456 kg foot diameter 8.2 cm Maker unknown top-down view round two-handled bowl smooth dark surface showing wear small chips bowl interior featuring faint circular decorative motif central floral- design concentric rings handles extend horizontally opposite sides share dark finish background light neutral color.