Caption

Red-figure pelike depicting a woman putting on a pearl necklace; Southern Italic (Apulian) pottery, reddish-yellow clay, c. 380 BC. Pelike with a bulging belly, thick disc-shaped foot, and ribbon-like handles; foot edge and underside the color of clay. Around the neck: band of straight and inverted palmettes inscribed in a zigzag. Below the belly scene: a meander interrupted by horizontally filled rectangles. WQXBCFS
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I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\A: A woman seated on a klismos holding a necklace, wearing a finely pleated chiton with a cloak wrapped around her hips and knees, and a diadem; to her right a standing girl leans against a small column; behind her a nude youth with a cloak over his left arm holds a small disc or sphere in his right hand. WQXBCFS
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I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\B: Two youths in cloaks flank a stele with a base seen in perspective; a wreath above the stele. WQXBCFS
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I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Vessel type: pelike. Dimensions: height 29.3 cm, width 21.5 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_392

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.0Mb (10.1Mb) / 14.9in x 19.6in / 4467 x 5872 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure pelike depicting woman putting pearl necklace Southern Italic Apulian pottery reddish-yellow clay c 380 Bc Pelike bulging belly thick disc-shaped foot ribbon- handles foot edge underside color clay neck band straight inverted palmettes inscribed zigzag belly scene meander interrupted horizontally filled rectangles rounded ceramic vessel wide flared rim single vertical handle rising shoulder lip predominantly black orange-painted figures decorative bands showing standing draped figure side rendered orange black background orange geometric border patterns near base visible repair lines lighter ceramic fills irregular cracks circular foot alternating black orange bands set neutral gray backdrop.