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Red-figure pyxis with an image of a hand on the lid. Small pyxis with a lid. Cylindrical shape, separated foot, concave bottom. Flat lid with slightly protruding edges. Rounded sides. Depicts a hand on the lid. Toilet vessel, Greek ceramic. 5th century BC, Attica possibly Arsinoe/Athens., Technology: Glossy, high-quality varnish, evenly distributed but unevenly fired; green shades visible in places. Smooth surface; cleaned clay. Traces of turning visible under the varnish. Admixtures: mica. Condition notes: Intact. White deposit visible on inside surface of the lid. Secondary losses and abrasions visible. Weight: 0.10 kg., A cylindrical container with its lid placed beside it occupies a neutral background; the container and lid are primarily black with visible worn areas showing a brownish-orange underlayer, and the interior of the cylinder appears dark. The lid features a depiction of a hand in brownish-orange against the black surface with some lighter worn spots, and both pieces show scuffs and chips revealing lighter edges. The background is a light gray, and there are subtle shadows beneath and around the objects.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_332

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.6Mo (2.4Mo) / 46.5cm x 24.6cm / 5490 x 2901 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Red-figure pyxis image hand lid Small pyxis Cylindrical shape separated foot concave bottom Flat lid slightly protruding edges Rounded sides Depicts Toilet vessel Greek ceramic 5th century BC Attica Arsinoe Athens Technology Glossy high-quality varnish evenly distributed unevenly fired green shades visible places Smooth surface cleaned clay Traces turning visible under varnish Admixtures mica Condition notes Intact White deposit visible inside surface Secondary losses abrasions visible Weight 0.10 kg cylindrical container placed beside occupies neutral background container primarily black visible worn areas showing brownish-orange underlayer interior cylinder dark lid features depiction brownish-orange black surface lighter worn spots pieces scuffs chips revealing lighter edges background light gray subtle shadows beneath objects.