Miniature red-figure lekythos decorated with a palmette;, repossession Silesia; red-figure pottery; lekythos; early 4th century BC; Attica place of origin; vessel; height 7.4 cm; width 4.5 cm., A small rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim set against a plain gray background, showing a worn black surface with exposed terracotta areas and a decorative sunburst-like motif on its bulbous body in the terracotta color; the neck and rim show chipped black glaze revealing the underlying lighter material, and the base is slightly raised with similar wear and patches of black and terracotta.
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Miniature red-figure lekythos decorated with a palmette;, repossession Silesia; red-figure pottery; lekythos; early 4th century BC; Attica place of origin; vessel; height 7.4 cm; width 4.5 cm., A small rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim set against a plain gray background, showing a worn black surface with exposed terracotta areas and a decorative sunburst-like motif on its bulbous body in the terracotta color; the neck and rim show chipped black glaze revealing the underlying lighter material, and the base is slightly raised with similar wear and patches of black and terracotta.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Miniature red-figure lekythos decorated palmette repossession Silesia red-figure pottery early 4th century BC Attica place origin vessel height 7.4 cm width 4.5 cm small rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim set plain gray background showing worn black surface exposed terracotta areas decorative sunburst- motif bulbous body terracotta color neck rim chipped black glaze revealing underlying lighter material base slightly raised wear patches black terracotta.

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