Black-finned aryballois lekythos, /workshop., repossession Silesia. Lekythos, black-finned pottery. Large, ring-shaped foot. Body squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Neck quite narrow, 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, front of vessel, 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 small ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and a curved handle attached between the neck and shoulder; the body is rounded and rests on a slightly raised base. The surface shows worn and chipped areas with a glossy black finish over most of the vessel and a band of natural clay color around the shoulder that includes a few abstract painted shapes in bla...
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Black-finned aryballois lekythos, /workshop., repossession Silesia. Lekythos, black-finned pottery. Large, ring-shaped foot. Body squat, barrel-shaped with rounded shoulders. Neck quite narrow, 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, front of vessel, 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 small ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, flared rim, and a curved handle attached between the neck and shoulder; the body is rounded and rests on a slightly raised base. The surface shows worn and chipped areas with a glossy black finish over most of the vessel and a band of natural clay color around the shoulder that includes a few abstract painted shapes in black. Visible wear reveals lighter underlying clay at edges and chips. The handle and rim show scuffed spots and the overall background is a uniform gray.

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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 finish front vessel 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 small ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim curved handle attached neck shoulder rounded rests slightly raised base surface worn chipped areas glossy black finish band natural clay color includes abstract painted shapes black Visible wear reveals lighter underlying clay edges chips rim scuffed spots background uniform gray.

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