Caption

Black-finned aryballois lekythos. Large, ring-shaped foot. Body squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Neck quite narrow, clearly separated from body with flaring rim. Upper part of body has a slightly irregular, clay-colored orange band not covered with finnis; on its 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., and place of origin. Vessel lekythos. Height 10.9 cm; diameter 5.4 cm., A small bottle-shaped ceramic vessel with a narrow neck flaring into a wide, shallow rim, showing a worn black surface with scattered lighter chips and speckles; the body has a horizontal band in a tan color around its upper portion decorated with a repeating wavy motif in black; the base is slightly raised and shows exposed areas where the black finish is worn to a lighter color; overall colors visible are black, tan, and small areas of lighter beige from wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.5Mb (304.7Kb) / 7.5in x 11.2in / 2235 x 3361 (300dpi)

Keywords

Black-finned aryballois lekythos 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 place origin Vessel lekythos Height 10.9 cm diameter 5.4 cm small bottle-shaped ceramic vessel narrow neck flaring wide shallow rim showing worn black surface scattered lighter chips speckles horizontal band tan color upper portion decorated repeating wavy motif black base slightly raised exposed areas black finish worn lighter color colors visible tan small areas lighter beige wear.