Caption

Red-figure bowl with Eros and a young woman, /workshop, red-figure pottery, bowl kylix, yellow clay tending to red, glossy black engobe, some elements painted white. Bowl with a ring-shaped base with two vices attached to the rim horizontally; palmettes beneath the vices. Belly decorated with two scenes: Scene A — young woman semi-reclining on the ground, facing left, holding a wreath in her left hand and a woven basket on her outstretched right hand; dressed in a long smooth chiton; wearing a pearl necklace and double bracelets on the wrists; hair tied in a bun with a kekryphalos. Scene B — Eros flying, facing left; in the right hand a musical instrument and in the left a wreath with a ribbon; hairstyle and jewelry match Scene A bun with kekryphalos, double bracelets, pearl necklace; additionally ankles adorned with bracelets and head with a diadem; entire figure shows hermaphrodite features. Condition: numerous chips, engobe dull in places. 3rd quarter of the 4th century BC, Apulia origin. Dimensions: height 5.1 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 10 cm., An ancient shallow bowl with a rounded body and a small foot, decorated in black and terracotta tones; the upper surface of the bowl is predominantly black with areas of worn black paint revealing terracotta beneath, and it features ornamental motifs formed by curved, fanlike and scroll shapes in terracotta against the black, plus a central short handle on the rim that is black and shows signs of wear; the foot is primarily terracotta with black bands and scuffed areas, and the background behind the bowl is a smooth neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_175

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39.3Mb (620.4Kb) / 20.0in x 7.6in / 6000 x 2291 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure bowl Eros young woman workshop red-figure pottery bowl kylix yellow clay tending red glossy black engobe elements painted white Bowl ring-shaped base two vices attached rim horizontally palmettes beneath vices Belly decorated two scenes Scene young woman semi-reclining ground facing left holding wreath left hand woven basket outstretched right hand dressed long smooth chiton wearing pearl necklace double bracelets wrists hair tied bun kekryphalos Scene B Eros flying right hand musical instrument left ribbon hairstyle jewelry match Scene additionally ankles adorned bracelets head diadem entire figure hermaphrodite features Condition numerous chips engobe dull places 3rd quarter 4th century BC Apulia origin Dimensions height 5.1 cm width 17.5 cm depth 10 cm ancient shallow bowl rounded body small foot decorated black terracotta tones upper surface bowl predominantly black areas worn black paint revealing terracotta beneath features ornamental motifs formed curved fanlike scroll shapes terracotta plus central short handle rim signs wear foot primarily terracotta black bands scuffed areas background smooth neutral gray.