Lekythos, black figure

Item

Title

Lekythos, black figure

Inventory Number

A0428

Description

Flaring mouth lekythos w lip coated inside & out, lower body & foot, exclusive of edge, & ext & sides of handle coated; main field on body bordered by narrow stripe above & below. On shoulder: 7-petalled palmette opposite handle v palmette flanked by men in profile in himatia. On body:

State of Preservation

Preserved upper 1/3, w large fragment fr rim separated fr rest; large part of upper body rest in painted plaster w figures added in black paint. Much dirt incrustation. Started to disintegrate in washing and left as became to serve as paedagogical exhibit.

Height

22.5 cm

Base Diameter

4.7 cm

Color

Clay body 2.5YR 6/8 (light red); glaze 2.5YR N3/ (very dark gray); added red 10R 4/6 (red).

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