cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/45.6.15
| Accession_Number | 45.6.15 | ||||||
| Shape | Lekythos | ||||||
| Shape_description | 'Little lion' shape; Rhitsona Class P (cf. Haspels, ABL 107). Shallow, flared mouth. | ||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||
| Fabric | Attic | ||||||
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| Munsell_color | 7.5YR 6/6 | ||||||
| Decoration | Black lip on mouth. Neck is reserved as is the underside of the single handle. Black tongues under fine ridge at base of neck followed by a circle of black lotus flowers with white outer petals alternating with black buds. Body has black glaze, rather ruddled. Two thin red lines at top of body just below shoulder and one two thirds of the way down the body. Black disk foot with edge reserved. Base flat and reserved except for a concave central circle. | ||||||
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| Condition | Paint worn on mouth and body and base. Deposits under handle and on base. | ||||||
| Technique/Style | Black figure | ||||||
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| Period | Late Archaic | ||||||
| Date | 500 | ||||||
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| Bibliography | CVA Reading 1, pl. 11.13; ABV 516.7 | ||||||
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| Beazley_DB | 330646 | ||||||
| Height | 10.1 | ||||||
| Diameters | Mouth 2.7; body 4.1; base 2.8 | ||||||
| Handle_height | 2.5 | ||||||
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| Location | Handling collection | ||||||
| Edited_by | Denise; Karen; Kinsey | ||||||
| Date_edited | 28.08.2002; 05.04.2004; 16.10.2006 |
