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Accession_Number

34.10.13

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Squat lekythos. Flared mouth with flat rim. Thin neck with single curved handle attached at top and finishing at shoulder. Ridge separates the neck from the shoulder. Cf. Agora 12 part 2, no. 1138, pl. 38

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

2.5YR 6/6

Decoration

On front of body is the head of an Amazon facing right. Hair black and wearing head scarf with black dots. Foot ring is reserved. Base is ruddled and the outer circle slopes into the central circle which is convex.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Small chips on rim and foot. Design remains clear. Small chips to paint around mouth. Body beneath handle is red in places, with small amount of white deposit.

Technique/Style

Red figure

Provenance

From Athens

Period

High Classical / Late Classical

Date

400

Dating_details

Artist

Straggly Painter

Attribution

Beazley: ARV2 1368.22

Image

2003.25.0093.jpg	Squat lekythos, front view, showing female head, with end of alopekis (at left) and battle axe (right).
2003.97.0472.jpg	Front view of an Attic red-figure squat lekythos, showing the head of an Amazon (?).
2003.97.0473.jpg	Back view of an Attic red-figure squat lekythos, showing the handle.
2003.97.0474.jpg	Top view of an Attic red-figure squat lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0475.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic red-figure squat lekythos, showing the reserved base.