Attic Lekythos, black figure

Title: Attic Lekythos, black figure
Inventory Number: A0030
Date Acquired: Unknown
Source: None
Provenance: Greece
From Date: -499
To Date: -450
Description: Trumpet- mouthed lekythos with main zone decorated with three upright palmettes opposite handle with slender leaf between and to right of palmette at right; below broad stripe flanked by two narrow stripes lower body totally coated, stripe in center of exterior of foot; single stripe at juncture of body and shoulder above which lower band of longer stripes upper band of vertical stripes and back of handle solidly coated.
State of Preservation: Break at juncture of body and foot, upper part of neck and lip restored in plaster and painted. Some chipping of reserved and painted surfaces; staining on main body to right of handle. Most of paint worn off of body below handle to below right hand palmette.
Height: 17.8 cm
Max Diameter: 4.73 cm
Base Diameter: 3.55 cm
Handle Width: 1.2 cm
Color: Clay body 5YR 5/8 (yellowish red); primary decoration 10YR 2/1 (black)
Notes: Slide Coll
Type: vessel
Material: fired clay