Caption

Red-figure pelike, Attic workshop; pelike (vessel), antique vessel of pink clay. Slightly matte black engobe; some elements painted white. Pelike with a slender belly, wide neck widening upwards; rim rolled outward and decorated with a frieze of ox-eyes. Two bipartite handles attached vertically below the rim, extending to the gently sloping shoulders. On either side of the body, two scenes bounded at top and bottom by an ox-eyes frieze. Kerch style. Scene A: Woman's head turned right, wearing a Phrygian cap whose edge is marked with a black line with elongated points; face and neck painted white. In the background on the right, a horse protoma; on the left, the front part of a griffin. Scene B: Two male figures facing each other, wrapped in long cloaks, facial features unmarked. Preservation: partially reconstructed rim. 2nd half of the 4th century BC, Attica. Dimensions: height 29.9 cm, width 13.1 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_258

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Rights managed

Available size

67.6Mb (3.8Mb) / 13.6in x 19.3in / 4073 x 5798 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure pelike Attic workshop pelike vessel antique vessel pink clay Slightly matte black engobe elements painted white Pelike slender belly wide neck widening upwards rim rolled outward decorated frieze ox-eyes Two bipartite handles attached vertically extending gently sloping shoulders side body two scenes bounded top bottom ox-eyes frieze Kerch style Scene A Woman's head turned right wearing Phrygian cap edge marked black line elongated points face neck background horse protoma left front part griffin Scene B Two male figures facing wrapped long cloaks facial features unmarked Preservation partially reconstructed 2nd half 4th century BC Attica Dimensions height 29.9 cm width 13.1 cm ceramic vessel rounded body narrow neck flat rim two handles extending shoulder shown neutral gray background contrast black terracotta tones black covering handles lower body terracotta surfaces forming central panel rim edge Within central terracotta panel simple black-painted silhouettes two seated figures facing taller black vertical element them decorative black motifs panel lighter terracotta vessel rests small black base visible colors terracotta gray background.