| Accession_Number
| REDMG:1953.25.29 |
| Shape
| Lekythos |
| Shape_description
| Narrow neck (mostly missing) broadens to a nearly flat shoulder; thin strap handle broadens and rejoins at the lower part of the shoulder; below carination is a conical body, tapering and then curving sharply into a short stem, attached to a small pedestal foot, tapering down, with a slightly raised base; small nipple at the centre of the underside. |
| Material
| Terracotta |
| Fabric
| Attic |
| Fabric_description
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| Munsell_color
| 5YR 5/6 |
| Decoration
| Handle black on exterior. Shoulder: inner band of black vertical bars and an outer band of black diagonal lines. Body and upper part of foot black; otherwise reserved. |
| Inscriptions
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| Condition
| Mouth, neck, and most of handle missing. Black glaze chipped; brownish-grey deposits on shoulder, stem, and around foot. |
| Technique/Style
| Black figure |
| Provenance
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| Period
| Early Classical / High Classical |
| Date
| 475-450 |
| Dating_details
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| Artist
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| Attribution
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| Image
| 
2001.99.0095.jpg |
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2001.99.0096.jpg | Back view of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos.
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2001.99.0097.jpg | Left side view of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos.
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2001.99.0098.jpg | Front view of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos.
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2001.99.0099.jpg | Oblique view, from slightly above, of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos, showing black tongue decoration.
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2003.93.0050.jpg | Right side view of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos.
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2003.93.0397.jpg | Right side view of an Attic 'Little Lion' lekythos.
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| Comparanda
| Comparable in shape and iridescence to RM.1953.25.28. |
| Bibliography
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| Archive_Ref
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| Beazley_DB
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| Height
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| Diameters
| Shoulder 3.5, base 2.4 |
| Handle_height
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| Other_dims.
| Pres. H. 6.3 |
| Location
| Death |
| Edited_by
| Denise; Amy; Kinsey; Julia
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| Date_edited
| 28.08.2002; 09.09.2004; 20.01.2006; 23.05.2016 |
