Caption

Black-finned aryballois lekythos, /workshop. Lekythos in black-finned pottery. Large ring-shaped foot; body squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Narrow neck clearly separated from body and flaring rim. Upper part of body has a slightly irregular, clay-colored orange band not covered with finish; 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. Dated 4th century BC 1st half of the 19th century provenance note. Vessel lekythos. Height 10.9 cm; diameter 5.4 cm., A ceramic vessel with a narrow flared mouth, a tall neck, a curved handle attached near the rim, and a rounded body, showing surface wear and small chips; the vessel is primarily black with a band of tan around the upper body and a dark wavy pattern on that band, and the background is gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.5Mb (345.7Kb) / 7.5in x 11.2in / 2235 x 3361 (300dpi)

Keywords

Black-finned aryballois lekythos workshop Lekythos black-finned pottery Large ring-shaped foot body squat barrel-shaped rounded shoulders Narrow neck separated body flaring rim Upper part slightly irregular clay-colored orange band covered finish front carelessly executed meander interrupted black paint vice tilted left Condition minor chips rim edge worn Dated 4th century BC 1st half 19th century provenance note Vessel lekythos Height 10.9 cm diameter 5.4 cm ceramic vessel narrow flared mouth tall neck curved handle attached near rim rounded body showing surface wear small chips vessel primarily black band tan upper body dark wavy pattern background gray.