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Pyxis with a duck motif. Ceramic vessel pyxis of yellowish clay with dark brown matte paint and brown varnish. Flat bottom, walls slightly flaring toward a profiled rim. Banded decoration: upper band shows a row of birds ducks walking to the right in silhouette with lowered heads and raised wings; dotted rosettes between pairs of birds. Below, decoration enclosed in two wide dark bands consisting of two stripes of watered varnish and a zigzag line. Clay color: 10 YR 7/2–10 YR 7/4; varnish color: 2.5 YR 2.5/1 black; red paint: 2.5 YR 6/3. Early 7th century BC, Boeotia. Function: container. Dimensions: depth 5.5 cm; diameter 7.3 cm; wall thickness 0.4 cm; height 6.5 cm; width 8.8 cm; weight 0.098 kg., A cylindrical ceramic vessel sits on a flat surface against a neutral gray background, showing an open top and a rounded rim with worn dark brown areas. The vessel's exterior is primarily beige with decorative bands and patterns in dark brown and lighter brown tones; a band near the top features a repeating motif alongside small cluster shapes, while lower bands include wavy and straight linear designs. The interior is beige with patches of dark brown near the rim, and the vessel surface shows signs of age with small chips and subtle cracks. The visible colors are beige, dark brown, lighter brown, and gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_049

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

83.3Mo (1.6Mo) / 45.7cm x 45.7cm / 5397 x 5397 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Pyxis duck motif Ceramic vessel pyxis yellowish clay dark brown matte paint brown varnish Flat bottom walls slightly flaring profiled rim Banded decoration upper band row birds ducks walking right silhouette lowered heads raised wings dotted rosettes pairs birds decoration enclosed two wide dark bands consisting two stripes watered varnish zigzag line Clay color 10 Yr 7 2–10 Yr 7 4 varnish color 2.5 Yr 2.5 1 black red paint 2.5 Yr 6 3 Early 7th century BC Boeotia Function container Dimensions depth 5.5 cm diameter 7.3 cm wall thickness 0.4 cm height 6.5 cm width 8.8 cm weight 0.098 kg cylindrical ceramic sits flat surface neutral gray background showing open top rounded rim worn brown areas vessel's exterior primarily beige decorative bands patterns dark brown lighter brown tones band near top features repeating motif alongside small cluster shapes lower bands include wavy straight linear designs interior beige patches dark brown near rim vessel surface signs age small chips subtle cracks visible colors lighter brown gray.