lekythos
- Museum number
- 1772,0320.381
- Description
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Pottery: red-figured small lekythos.
Nude boy, bending with arms extended in front of him, in the usual pose before the start of a race, upright with arms forward. The starting post is seen in front of him.
Graceful style. Eye in profile. Below, a thin red line. On the shoulder, two rows of rays.
- Production date
- 440BC-420BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 42 millimetres
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Height: 110 millimetres
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Weight: 75 grammes
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
D'Hancarville, iii, pl. 92; Krause, Gym. u. Agon, ii, pl. 9, fig. 23.
- Location
- On display (G69/dc24)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1980, 5 Jun-26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008, 1 May-12 Jul, Shanghai, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008, 2 Aug-31 Sep, Hong Kong, The Ancient Olympic Games
- Condition
- Surface slightly damaged. Fragment missing from lip.
- Acquisition date
- 1772
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1772,0320.381
