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Accession_Number

28.6.2

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Squat lekythos. Flared mouth.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 6/4

Decoration

Mouth, handle, neck and back of body are all black. Main design is of a woman dancing, facing right and standing beside a box. Her right hand has the fingers bent in an ungainly manner. Pair of krotala hanging on wall. Reserved line beneath the picture. Foot is moulded and black on the top and reserved on the side and underneath.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. The paint on the mouth and base of the neck is chipped. The glaze remains shiny.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

Probably Rhodes

Period

High Classical

Date

425-400

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.25.0006.jpg	Two large lekythos, large one showing women on the right,with a smaller one on the left, 34.8.1.
2003.25.0097.jpg	Lekythos, front view. Shows woman (left) dancing beside a box (right).
2003.61.0006.jpg	Two Attic squat lekythos with 28.6.2. on the left.
2003.61.0014.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure lekythos, showing the design of a dancing women.
2003.97.0602.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure lekythos, showing design of a dancing woman.
2003.97.0603.jpg	Back view of an Attic red-figure lekythos, showing the handle.
2003.97.0604.jpg	Top view of an Attic red-figure lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0605.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic red-figure lekythos, showing the reserved base.