lekythos
- Museum number
- 1842,0728.973
- Description
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Pottery: black figure lekythos. Design black on drab ground, with slight accessories of purple. Above the design, maeander.
In the centre is the Delphic omphalos (sacred stone); on either side of it, branches with fruit, on which are perched two eagles, confronted; the one on the right some object (?) in its beak, the other looks back. On either side is a warrior seated on a block to right, the one on the right looking back; they have high-crested helmets, shields, and two spears each; the one on the left has a chlamys hanging from his left arm.
- Production date
- 540BC-480BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 18.75 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
These may represent Orestes and Pylades taking refuge at the omphalos, cf. Schol. Pind. Pyth. iv. 4; Numismatic Chronicle, Ser. 3, vii. p. 58, New Ser. xvi. p. 279.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Badly damaged.
- Acquisition date
- 1842
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1842,0728.973