lekythos
- Museum number
- 1873,0820.303
- Description
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Pottery: White-ground lekythos (oil-bottle).
Offerings at a tomb. On the left is a woman in long chiton and diplois, who holds on her left a basket containing a taenia, from which she is about to take something with her right hand. On the right stands a youth in an himation leaning forward against a staff, and pointing to the stela with his right; both look down. On the right hangs, at the top of the design, a festooned taenia.
Good period, but careless. Red outline; hair, border of diplois, himation, taeniae, and tympanon have been in a red wash; green is used for diplois, blue for the side-acroteria and moulding of pediment. Eye in profile. Above, a strip of maeander pattern; on shoulder, a pattern of three palmettes, black on white. The alternate petals of the palmettes are red.
- Production date
- 420BC-400BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 31.75 centimetres
- Location
- On display (G69/dc2)
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1873,0820.303
