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Accession_Number

34.8.8

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Shallow mouth.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/3

Decoration

Mouth red on inside and outside, with lip reserved. Single handle which is red on top and reserved underneath, as is neck. Shoulder design is a cockrel with red on is facing right between stemmed ivy leaves. Black band around shoulder, faded to red. Body design is, from left to right, a standing man facing right, a seated man facing right, a standing man with robes draped over shoulder, facing left, a man standing facing left. All men have spears. Men are balck faded to red but eith red headbands. Detail is incised. Irregular black band then balck stem. Foot is balck on top and reserved on side and base which has central concave circle.

Inscriptions

Condition

Black has largely faded to red. Mouth and stem are faded badly. Scratches to back of pot. Base has been repaired.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Archaic

Date

510-500

Dating_details

Artist

Cock Group

Attribution

Ure

Image

2003.12.0004.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing draped men with spears.
2003.97.0426.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing draped men with spears.
2003.97.0427.jpg	Back view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the handle.
2003.97.0428.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0429.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-figure lekythos, showing the base.