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Accession_Number

51.7.8

Shape

Squat lekythos

Shape_description

Cup mouth with slightly concave upper surface, tubular neck offset from mouth and shoulder; ridged vertical strap handle loops up from top of neck and descends directly to the shoulder; squat body; broad torus ring foot.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 6/6

Decoration

Lustrous black glaze all over except for lower part of foot and underside.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Gloss is in very good condition, shiny, with slight scratches on rim, neck and body. Surface of underside somewhat eroded, with white deposits.

Technique/Style

Black glaze

Provenance

Period

High Classical

Date

430

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.92.0202.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the reserved underside.
2003.92.0203.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.92.0204.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.92.0205.jpg	Back view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the strap handle.
2003.92.0206.jpg	Left side view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.92.0207.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.92.0208.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of the right side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.93.0255.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of the right side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0694.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of the right side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0695.jpg	Oblique view, from slightly above, of the left side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2003.97.0696.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0697.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the reserved underside.
2003.97.0735.jpg	Back view of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the strap handle.
2008.10.0033.jpg	Profile view of the right side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2008.98.0384.jpg	Oblique top view of the left side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos.
2008.98.0385.jpg	Profile view of the left side of an Attic black-glazed squat lekythos, showing the handle, to left.