cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/45.6.16
| Accession_Number | 45.6.16 | ||||||||
| Shape | Lekythos | ||||||||
| Shape_description | Flared cup mouth. Strap Handle descending from top of neck to sloping shoulder. Base has a central concave section. Cf. "Sixth and Fifth Century Pottery", P.N.Ure (ed.), p49 shape class K, pl. 15 no. 80.249 | ||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||
| Fabric | Attic | ||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 5YR 7/6 | ||||||||
| Decoration | Mouth black inside and out with partly reserved top of rim. Handle black on its exterior. Neck reserved. Shoulder is decorated with 2 rows of rays. The body is decorated with a row of palmettes. Three out of four are preserved. They are divided by black vertical lines and circled by white arches. The leafs of the palmettes are incised. On their lower part, they are connected with a black vertical chain. Broad black band below main zone. Bottom of body is black, as is top of foot. Side of foot and underide are reserved. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Black gloss is still shiny at parts. Large flakes of clay have come away from the lower part of the body. Paint flaked off on mouth, handle, on a large part of the body decoration, shoulder and foot. | ||||||||
| Technique/Style | Black figure | ||||||||
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| Period | Late Archaic | ||||||||
| Date | 500-490 | ||||||||
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| Bibliography | CVA Reading 1,22, pl.(539) 12.10 | ||||||||
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| Beazley_DB | 14357 | ||||||||
| Height | 13.8 | ||||||||
| Diameters | Mouth 3.5; body 5.3; base 4.0 | ||||||||
| Handle_height | 3.4 | ||||||||
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| Location | Death | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Denise; Karen; Kinsey; Teifi | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 28.08.2002; 05.04.2004; 06.01.2006; 27.07.2006 |
