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Accession_Number

56.8.8

Shape

Lekanis

Shape_description

The body is conical, widening towards the top. The rim has horizontal sides and a small lip at the top. The band handles are almost ellipsoid, with peaked terminations. Ribbon handles. The base is in the shape of an inverted echinus (a conical stand?).

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Euboean: Eretrian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

7.5YR 7/4

Decoration

On the exterior of the rim, S pattern. A fight of three warriors between onlookers; on the left, an onlooker between two runners, on the right, a runner between two onlookers and at the back a floral motif (lotus-palmette cross?): Two semi-spherical palmettes chained in the middle by circular bands, dotted in the centre, and held on a columnar motif with similar (only more conical) palmettes as endings (top and bottom) by black strips. Many of the figures appear to be holding spears (in the case of warriors) or have in front of them the same attribute (long, thin, vertical or diagonal lines). There are variations in the rendering of armour, hairstyles and drapery, mostly executed by incisions. The scene is framed by bands, top and bottom. Above the top band is a reserved circle, a thin, red, circular band and then the vessel is black up to the base where there is another red circular band. The interior of the footring is black. The broad, reserved base has a black circle inside a black band in the centre. Additionally, there are six dots (four are bigger) placed randomly on the reserved area of the bottom. Interior: The surface is black from the rim to the tondo, except for two, red, concentric bands approximately 1 cm within the carination, and a similar red band framing the tondo. Inside the tondo is a representaion of a cock in profile to the right with a flower-bud emerging in the background. Red paint: tail, wings. Moreover, incised over the red ring surrounding the tondo there is a mercantile graffito (?). The handles are black but reserved within. The underside of the foot decorated with black dot at the centre, surrounded by black band and 6 black dots around it, uncanonically placed

Inscriptions

Graffito: A.D. Ure took this mark to be commercial, but A.W. Johnston suggested otherwise (as a large amount of the vase was otherwise available and more suitable for such marking).

Condition

The vase is reconstructed from many fragments. Bits have peeled and pitted off, and there are a few gouges. Gloss is lustreless, parts flaked off on the interior, handles, foot. At parts of the rim and the handles fired brownish.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

High Archaic

Date

550-525 BC

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.95.0100.jpg	Bottom view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the exterior with runners, onlookers and fighters, and the base.
2003.95.0101.jpg	Detailed view of the bottom of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the base.
2003.95.0102.jpg	Detailed view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a wavy handle.
2003.95.0103.jpg	Detailed view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a wavy handle.
2003.95.0104.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim.
2003.95.0105.jpg	Detailed view of the tondo of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a cock with a leaf shaped motif emerging from his back.
2003.95.0106.jpg	Top view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the cock motif in the tondo, and the wavy handles.
2003.95.0107.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim, and the black exterior of the footring.
2004.02.0001.jpg	Detailed view of the exterior of an Euboean lekanis, showing women among warriors and youths.
2004.02.0002.jpg	Detailed view of part of the exterior decoration of an Euboean lekanis, showing a floral motif dividing human figures.
2004.02.0003.jpg	Detailed view of the interior of an Euboean lekanis, showing a cock facing right.
2004.02.0004.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim, and the wavy handles.
2004.02.0005.jpg	Detailed view of the exterior of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing three warriors fighting.
2004.02.0006.jpg	Detailed view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a runner between two onlookers, above a handle.
2004.02.0007.jpg	Bottom view of the exterior of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing warriors, onlookers and runners.
2007.01.0043.jpg	Top view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the cock motif in the tondo, and the wavy handles.
2007.01.0168.jpg	Detailed view of the exterior of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a runner between two onlookers, above a handle.
2007.01.0169.jpg	Detailed view of the exterior of an Euboean lekanis, showing women among warriors and youths.
2011.98.0001.jpg	Oblique top view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0002.jpg	Detail view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0003.jpg	Detail view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0004.jpg	Detail view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors.
2011.98.0005.jpg	Detail view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0006.jpg	Oblique top view of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0007.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a a warrior, striding to the left, with spear, scabbard, and hoplite shield.
2011.98.0008.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a a warrior, with spear, scabbard, and hoplite shield, between two other warriors.
2011.98.0009.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a warrior, with spear, scabbard, and hoplite shield, fighting another warrior to the right.
2011.98.0010.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim.
2011.98.0011.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim and the front of the handle.
2011.98.0012.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a runner between two onlookers, above a handle.
2011.98.0013.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the onlooker on the right of a runner.
2011.98.0014.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a runner.
2011.98.0015.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the onlooker on the left of a runner.
2011.98.0016.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim.
2011.98.0017.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a youth.
2011.98.0018.jpg	Detail on the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a motif of semi-spherical palmettes and column.
2011.98.0019.jpg	Side view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the thick wavy lines on the exterior of the rim and the front of the handle.
2011.98.0020.jpg	Front view of part of an Euboean black-figure Lekanis, showing an onlooker on the left of the runner.
2011.98.0021.jpg	Front view of part of an Euboean black-figure Lekanis, showing runner.
2011.98.0022.jpg	Front view of part of an Euboean black-figure Lekanis, showing an onlooker on the right of the runner.
2011.98.0023.jpg	Oblique bottom view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the exterior with runners, onlookers and fighters, and the base.
2011.98.0024.jpg	Bottom view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the exterior with runners, onlookers and fighters, and the base.
2011.98.0025.jpg	Top view of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing the cock motif in the tondo, and the wavy handles.
2011.98.0026.jpg	Detailed view of the tondo of an Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a cock with a leaf shaped motif emerging from his back.
2011.98.0030.jpg	Detail of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0036.jpg	Detail of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0051.jpg	Detail of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers.
2011.98.0136.jpg	Detail of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers and a crack on the vase.
DSC_2780.jpg	Detail of the exterior of a Euboean black-figure lekanis, showing a triplet of warriors, between onlookers and a crack on the vase.