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Red-figure aryballos lekythos, unknown Campanian workshop. A squat lekythos with a ring-shaped foot. The belly is broad, spherical, and flattened; the shoulders are rounded and broad. The narrow, low neck is as high as the rim; the rim is cup-shaped. The handle is ribbon-shaped, vertical. The front is decorated with a bar ornament at the base of the neck. The belly and arms depict a seated woman facing left: legs shown in profile left extended, right withdrawn, hips three-quarters en face, arms frontally; head in left profile. The left arm is wrapped around a himation, hand resting on the hip; the right hand is outstretched, above which lies a tossed circular object composed of two light-colored parts a ball or skein of wool?, each with a single black dot, separated by a dark stripe. Hair combed back and tied in a bun; necklace and spherical-bead earrings shown with dots. Sides bear a motif of vertically unwinding plant tendrils with spirally coiled ends. Reddish clay with visible turning lines. Neck diagonally cracked and glued; rim chipped. 2nd half of the 4th century BC, Campania. Vessel aryballos lekythos, height 10.8 cm, diameter 8.1 cm., A dark rounded vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain gray background; the surface shows worn patches and irregular discoloration in black, dark brown, muted orange, and areas of lighter beige, with a short handle-like neck connecting the bulbous body to the rim and a slightly raised circular base that shows chipped and rough texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_287

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.7Mo (338.9Ko) / 21.8cm x 26.1cm / 2579 x 3077 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Red-figure aryballos lekythos unknown Campanian workshop squat lekythos ring-shaped foot belly broad spherical flattened shoulders rounded narrow low neck high rim cup-shaped handle ribbon-shaped vertical front decorated bar ornament base neck arms depict seated woman facing left legs shown profile extended right withdrawn hips three-quarters en face arms frontally head left profile left arm wrapped himation hand resting hip right hand outstretched lies tossed circular object composed two light-colored parts ball skein wool single black dot separated dark stripe Hair combed back tied bun necklace spherical-bead earrings shown dots Sides bear motif vertically unwinding plant tendrils spirally coiled ends Reddish clay visible turning lines Neck diagonally cracked glued rim chipped 2nd half 4th century BC Campania Vessel height 10.8 cm diameter 8.1 cm dark vessel narrow neck flared sits plain gray background surface worn patches irregular discoloration black dark brown muted orange areas lighter beige short handle- neck connecting bulbous body slightly raised circular base chipped rough texture.