lekythos
- Museum number
- 1843,0111.1
- Description
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Pottery: White-ground lekythos.
Offerings at a tomb. In the centre is the stele on a double plinth, surmounted by a necking of egg pattern, a broad moulding and an acanthus. In the foreground on the upper plinth is seated to left a woman in a long chiton and himation, who looks downward to left with her right hand on her breast, and apparently tears her hair with her left hand. On left a woman in a long chiton with apoptygma and a sphendone stands, holding on left a basket containing a lekythos, and four taeniae; in her right she holds up an alabastron and a taenia; over her hangs a festooned taenia. On right is a woman in a long chiton and diplois, holding on her left hand a basket with a lekythos and taenia.
Late stage of good period. Blackish outline. The lekythi are in black silhouette; green is used (with blackish details) for himation of central figure, and one of the taeniae; blue for chiton on right (part worn off), some taeniae, acanthus leaves, and egg pattern; purple (with pattern in yellowish white) for diplois on right; greyish tones for hair and chiton on left. Eye in profile. Above, maeander; on shoulder, pattern of three palmettes below egg pattern, blackish on white.
- Production date
- 420BC-400BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 48.85 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
White Athenian Vases, pl. 10.
- Location
- On display (G20a/dc15)
- Condition
- Colours worn in parts.
- Acquisition date
- 1843
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1843,0111.1
