lekythos
- Museum number
- 1863,0728.439
- Description
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Pottery: red-figured lekythos.
Artemis, in a Doric chiton schistos with apoptygma, earrings and saccos, looking along an arrow held downwards in her left hand, holding the head of the arrow in her right hand. On the right is a palm tree, of diminutive size; on the left hangs a bow.
- Production date
- 440BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 26.67 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Hartwig, Meistersch. p. 121. Similar to BM Vase E587. For this motif cf. BM Vase Ε33.
- Location
- On display (G20a/dc41)
- Acquisition date
- 1863
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1863,0728.439
