Légende

Orientalizing aryballos with depictions of lotus flowers; maker, used for oils and ointments; Greek pottery, Corinth; dated 580–570 BC; pottery vessel aryballos; height 6.8 cm, width 7.4 cm, weight 0.112 kg., A rounded ceramic vessel with a short neck and a thick flat handle across the top, showing worn painted decoration. The surface colors include beige and off-white as the base, with dark brown and deep reddish-brown painted floral and abstract motifs, and small areas of blackened wear. The handle and upper rim show lighter beige with darker scuff marks, and the body displays several stylized flower shapes and large petal-like forms in dark brown against the lighter background. The vessel has areas of surface abrasion and chips revealing lighter clay beneath, and the image background is a uniform pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_270

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28.4Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.7cm x 26.7cm / 3150 x 3150 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Orientalizing aryballos depictions lotus flowers maker oils ointments Greek pottery Corinth dated 580–570 BC pottery vessel aryballos height 6.8 cm width 7.4 cm weight 0.112 kg rounded ceramic vessel short neck thick flat handle across top showing worn painted decoration surface colors include beige off-white base dark brown deep reddish-brown floral abstract motifs small areas blackened wear handle upper rim lighter beige darker scuff marks body displays several stylized flower shapes large petal- forms lighter background vessel areas surface abrasion chips revealing lighter clay beneath image background uniform pale gray.