| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
| Period | Early Classical / High Classical | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 475-450 | ||||||||||||||
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| Comparanda | Comparable in shape and iridescence to RM.1953.25.28. | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | |||||||||||||||
| Diameters | Shoulder 3.5, base 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Other_dims. | Pres. H. 6.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Death | ||||||||||||||
| Edited_by | Denise; Amy; Kinsey; Julia | ||||||||||||||
| Date_edited | 28.08.2002; 09.09.2004; 20.01.2006; 23.05.2016 |
