Caption

Red-figure pelike, Attic workshop, pelike (vessel), antique vessel, pink clay. Slightly matte black engobe. Some elements painted white. Pelike with a slender belly. Wide neck, widening upwards. The rim is rolled outward and decorated with a frieze (ox-eyes). Two bipartite handles are attached vertically below the rim, extending to the gently sloping shoulders. On either side of the body, two scenes are bounded at the top and bottom by a frieze of the ox-eyes type. Kerch style. Scene A: A woman's head turned to the right, wearing a Phrygian cap; the cap edge is marked with a black line with elongated points. The face and neck are painted white. In the background on the right, a horse protoma is visible, and 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 status: partially reconstructed rim. 2nd half of the 4th century BC, Attica. Vessel: pelike. Height 29.9 cm, width 13.1 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A40_263

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47.5Mb (2.0Mb) / 13.6in x 13.6in / 4073 x 4073 (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 type Kerch style Scene A woman's head turned right wearing Phrygian cap cap edge marked black line elongated points face neck painted white background horse protoma visible left front part griffin Scene B Two male figures facing wrapped long cloaks facial features unmarked Preservation status partially reconstructed 2nd half 4th century BC Attica Vessel Height 29.9 cm width 13.1 cm circular object viewed showing dark central opening surrounded black interior surface subtle textured marks narrow rim brown clay uniform gray.