Caption

Red-figure pelike, Attic workshop; pelike (vessel), pink clay. Slightly matte black engobe. Some elements painted white. Pelike with a slender belly, wide neck widening upwards. Rolled outward rim 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 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. Date: 2nd half of the 4th century BC. Origin: Attica. Dimensions: height 29.9 cm, width 13.1 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_262

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.6Mb (3.7Mb) / 13.6in x 19.3in / 4073 x 5798 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure pelike Attic workshop pelike vessel pink clay Slightly matte black engobe elements painted white Pelike slender belly wide neck widening upwards Rolled outward rim decorated frieze ox-eyes Two bipartite handles attached vertically rim 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 Date 2nd half 4th century BC Origin Attica Dimensions height 29.9 cm width 13.1 cm two-handled ceramic vessel rounded body narrow neck flared rim shown neutral gray background vessel features glossy black surface handles parts contrasted areas natural clay brown exposed decorative panels panel displays curved organic shapes dotted patterns black brown field patch white paint applied vertical section unglazed brown band outer edge base black finish wear Visible colors include brown tan beige white.