Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/29.5.1

Accession_Number

29.5.1

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Flared, shallow mouth. Resting surface and base concave.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 5/6

Decoration

Black inside and out with a red rim. Handle is black on top and reserved underneath. Red line, drawn unevenly around base of neck. Shoulder has five-leaved palmette (red and black alternating) between two onlookers dressed in black but holding red objects. Body has a hoplite between two pairs of onlookers. Red for hair, folds of himatia, helmet and greaves. White for shield device which is of a leaf and spots (now faded) on palmette. Bands beneath picture, black to foot and on top of foot. Resting surface and base are reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Large flake from surface taken from towards base. Colours remain strong. Black paint at bottom of body has suffered the worst.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

High Archaic

Date

530-520

Dating_details

Artist

Group of the Arming Lekythoi; Group of the Hoplite-Leaving-Home; Phanyllis Group E

Attribution

Ure ('Near the Group of the Arming Lekythoi'); Beazley ('Group of the Hoplite-Leaving-Home' and, formerly, 'Phanyllis Group')

Image

2003.65.0002.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a hoplite among attendants.
2003.97.0610.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a hoplite among attendants.
2003.97.0611.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the handle.
2003.97.0612.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0613.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the base.
2004.51.0002.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a hoplite among attendants (left).
2004.51.0099.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a hoplite among attendants.
2004.95.0040.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a hoplite among attendants.
2004.95.0041.jpg	Side/front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the handle.
2004.95.0042.jpg	Front view of an Attic figure lekythos.
2004.95.0043.jpg	Side view of Attic black-figure lekythos.
2004.95.0044.jpg	Front view of a black-figured Lekythos, showing the base.
2004.95.0045.jpg	Bottom view of black-figure Lekythos