Black-finned aryballois lekythos, /workshop. Repossession Silesia. Lekythos in black-finned pottery. Large, ring-shaped foot. Body rather squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Neck quite narrow, clearly separated from the body, and a flaring rim. Upper part of the body has a slightly irregular clay-colored orange band not covered with finnis; on it, at the front, a rather carelessly executed meander interrupted with black paint. Upper part of the vice is tilted to the left. Condition: minor chips, rim edge worn. 1st half of the 19th century; 4th century BC. Unknown place of origin. Vessel lekythos. Height 10.9 cm, diameter 5.4 cm., A single ceramic vessel photographed against a neutral gray background, featuring a narrow flared rim atop a tall neck that connects to a squatter rounded body and a low circular base; the surface shows a worn black finish with a horizontal band of tan clay around the upper body and scattered small lighter speckles and chips across the black areas, an...
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Black-finned aryballois lekythos, /workshop. Repossession Silesia. Lekythos in black-finned pottery. Large, ring-shaped foot. Body rather squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Neck quite narrow, clearly separated from the body, and a flaring rim. Upper part of the body has a slightly irregular clay-colored orange band not covered with finnis; on it, at the front, a rather carelessly executed meander interrupted with black paint. Upper part of the vice is tilted to the left. Condition: minor chips, rim edge worn. 1st half of the 19th century; 4th century BC. Unknown place of origin. Vessel lekythos. Height 10.9 cm, diameter 5.4 cm., A single ceramic vessel photographed against a neutral gray background, featuring a narrow flared rim atop a tall neck that connects to a squatter rounded body and a low circular base; the surface shows a worn black finish with a horizontal band of tan clay around the upper body and scattered small lighter speckles and chips across the black areas, and the neck and rim display areas of abrasion and uneven texture revealing the underlying material.

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Black-finned aryballois lekythos workshop Repossession Silesia Lekythos black-finned pottery Large ring-shaped foot Body squat barrel-shaped rounded shoulders Neck quite narrow separated body flaring rim Upper part slightly irregular clay-colored orange band covered finnis front carelessly executed meander interrupted black paint vice tilted left Condition minor chips rim edge worn 1st half 19th century 4th century BC Unknown place origin Vessel lekythos Height 10.9 cm diameter 5.4 cm single ceramic vessel photographed neutral gray background featuring narrow flared rim atop tall neck connects squatter rounded low circular base surface worn black finish horizontal band tan clay upper body scattered small lighter speckles chips across black areas neck rim display areas abrasion uneven texture revealing underlying material.

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