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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/34.8.5

Accession_Number

34.8.5

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Chimney mouth. Base flat except for a central concave section.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/4

Decoration

Mouth black on inside and out but with a reserved rim. Neck and underside of single handle are reserved. Shoulder design is of rays and long, thin buds. Body, from top to bottom, double row of dots joined by zig-zags on white background, black bands, main design, 'key' pattern on white background, black bands and black stem. Main design is, from left to right, a chariot being driven right, a woman facing right, four horses facing right with attendant behind, seated figure facing left, holding a spear. Detail is incised and some parts are picked out in white. Foot is black on top and half the side is black, the rest reserved. The base is reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Neck and handle have been reattached. Deposits inside the mouth. Decorative paint worn on the design. Small chip to the base.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

High Classical

Date

475-450

Dating_details

Artist

Haimon Group: Haimon Painter

Attribution

Ure (CVA) attributes this to the 'Manner of the Haimon Painter'

Image

2003.13.0003.jpg	Right side view of two Attic black-figure lekythoi, 25.6.3 (left) and 34.8.5 (right).
2003.13.0009.jpg	Left side view of two Attic black-figure lekythoi, 25.6.3 at left and 34.8.5 at right.
2003.13.0086.jpg	Side view of lekythos. To left, heads of horses pulling quadriga; seated woman to right.
2003.13.0099.jpg	Side view of lekythos. Shows charioteer (left) mounting quadriga, with woman (right) holding horses' goad.
2003.97.0434.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a chariot and a seated figure.
2003.97.0435.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a seated figure on body.
2003.97.0436.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the mouth and shoulder.
2003.97.0437.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the reserved base and lower half of the body.
2011.03.0012.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing a chariot and a seated figure.