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Accession_Number REDMG:1935.87.5
Shape Lekythos
Shape_description "Little lion." Lip askew; concave base.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Attic
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 5YR 6/6
Decoration
Inscriptions
Condition Handle missing
Technique/Style Black figure
Provenance
Period Late Archaic
Date 500
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Four Attic black-figure lekythoi (45.6.15, RM.87.35.5, 38.4.8, and 44.1.2).

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Lekythos, side view. Damaged in the making.

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Side view of an Attic 'little lion' lekythos.

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Front view of an Attic 'little lion' lekythos.

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Left side view of an Attic 'little lion' lekythos, showing that the handle is broken off.

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Top view of an Attic 'little lion' lekythos, showing pattern on the shoulder.

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Bottom view of an Attic 'little lion' lekythos, showing the reserved base.

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Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 11.14
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB 24432
Height 9.5
Diameters Rim 2.6, neck (min.) 1.1, shoulder 4.2, base 2.9
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location Death
Edited_by Karen; Amy
Date_edited 05.04.2004; 09.09.2004
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