Légende

Red-figure pelike, Attic workshop. Pelike (vessel) of pink clay with slightly matte black engobe; some elements painted white. Slender-bellied pelike with wide neck widening upwards; rim rolled outward and decorated with a frieze of ox-eyes. Two bipartite handles attached vertically below the rim, extending to gently sloping shoulders. Both sides of the body have scenes bounded top and bottom by an ox-eye frieze. Kerch style. WQXBCFS
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I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Scene A: Woman’s head turned right, wearing a Phrygian cap whose edge is marked with a black line with elongated points; face and neck painted white. In the background at right a horse protoma, at left the front part of a griffin. Scene B: Two male figures facing each other, wrapped in long cloaks; facial features unmarked. WQXBCFS
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I:\nmw crop ready cleaned\Preservation: rim partially reconstructed. Date: 2nd half of the 4th century BC. Origin: Attica. Dimensions: height 29.9 cm, width 13.1 cm.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A40_260

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

67.6Mo (3.5Mo) / 34.5cm x 49.1cm / 4073 x 5798 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Red-figure pelike Attic workshop Pelike vessel pink clay slightly matte black engobe elements painted white Slender-bellied pelike wide neck widening upwards rim rolled outward decorated frieze ox-eyes Two bipartite handles attached vertically extending gently sloping shoulders sides body scenes bounded top bottom ox-eye frieze Kerch style tall ceramic vessel narrow neck flaring sits gray background showing predominantly black surface natural terracotta areas left unpainted terracotta largely black terracotta panels containing decorative motifs subtle worn spots lighter patches black slip thinned revealing brownish beige tones.