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Accession_Number

45.6.37

Shape

Squat lekythos

Shape_description

Conical mouth with a thick, slightly convex rim, merging into a short, tubular neck, from the top of which emerges a thick strap handle that loops down to the bottom of the shallow sloping shoulder; ovoid body; broad torus ring foot.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/4

Decoration

Streaky black glaze applied through dipping, so that a reserved band remains in the middle of the body. Reserved also on resting surface, interior face of foot, and underside. Streaky appearance and reserved section of belly suggest the presence of kiln supports during firing, as found on the example in Toronto (see discussion of dating, below). Black on the interior of the mouth.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact, but chipped on the upper surface of the neck, with scratches and some white and grey deposits.Bad quality glaze fired brown on almost all the surface of the vase.

Technique/Style

Black glaze; dipped

Provenance

Period

High Classical

Date

425-400

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.37.0097.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0682.jpg	Left side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0683.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0684.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0685.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the reserved base.
2010.98.0156.jpg	View of the base of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2010.98.0157.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the handle, shoulder and damage on the rim.
2010.98.0158.jpg	Oblique view from above of the front-left side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2010.98.0159.jpg	Left side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the handle anf the decor on the body.
2010.98.0160.jpg	Back side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the handle and the decor of the body.
2010.98.0161.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the handle and the decor of the body.
2010.98.0162.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the decor on the body and the damage on the rim.