cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/38.12.1
| Accession_Number | 38.12.1 | ||
| Shape | Lekythos | ||
| Shape_description | Squat lekythos. Flared mouth. Ridge at top and base of neck. | ||
| Material | Terracotta | ||
| Fabric | Attic | ||
| Fabric_description | |||
| Munsell_color | 7.5YR 6/6 | ||
| Decoration | Mouth is black inside, outside and on rim, as is handle and neck. Body has black glaze apart from design on front which is a sphinx with face and hind feet missing. Below is an egg frieze. A diluted glaze has been used for fine dots and strolus on wing. Foot is unevenly glazed on side. Resting surface and raised base are ruddled and flat. | ||
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| Condition | Glaze remains shiny and the paint has only worn away in small sections at the back. Large chips taken from the front of the object obscuring parts of the picture. | ||
| Technique/Style | Red figure | ||
| Provenance | Probably from Etruria | ||
| Period | Classical | ||
| Date | 450-425 | ||
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| Bibliography | CVA Reading 1, 43, pl.(555) 28.4 | ||
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| Beazley_DB | 14273 | ||
| Height | 7.2 | ||
| Diameters | Mouth 2.7; body 6.6; base 6.1 | ||
| Handle_height | 2.0 | ||
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| Location | Myth and religion | ||
| Edited_by | Denise; Karen; Kinsey | ||
| Date_edited | 29.08.2002; 20.04.2004; 11.01.2006 |
