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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1958.112.1

Accession_Number

REDMG:1958.112.1

Shape

Lekythos

Shape_description

Cup mouth with flat rim, tall cylindrical neck, slightly widening at the top, curving into a diagonal shoulder, below which (from a carination) the body tapers slightly, and then curves sharply to join a tall moulded base, with straight sides, slightly concave on the underside, with a cylindrical depression; a vertical strap handle extends from the middle of the neck to the bottom of the shoulder, just above the carination.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 6/4

Decoration

Black band on the inside of the mouth; reserved on rim; black exterior of mouth; reserved neck; black exterior of handle; shoulder decorated with two friezes of vertical lines. Body ( from top to bottom): simple maeander between two black lines, black neck frieze between two black bands, band of vertical lines between two black lines black line; two black bands; black zone reaches to foot, which is decorated with a black band above a black line; foot reserved on underside and interior.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of ten or more rejoined fragments (breaks are concentrated around the neck, handle, and foot); stained all over, with pitting and scratches.

Technique/Style

Black glaze

Provenance

Period

Classical

Date

5 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2004.99.0934.jpg	Oblique view of an Attic lekythos on its side, showing the base.
2004.99.0935.jpg	Oblique view of an Attic lekythos, showing the decorative bands.
2004.99.0936.jpg	Front view of an Attic lekythos, showing the decorative bands.
2004.99.0937.jpg	Front view of an Attic lekythos, showing the handle.
2004.99.0938.jpg	Front view of an Attic lekythos, showing the decorative bands.
2004.99.0939.jpg	Front view of an Attic lekythos, showing the decorative bands.