Lekythos

1900.11.0078

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Lekythos (1900.11.0078)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Toilet Articles : Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Europe, West : Italy : Apulia
Period	Apulian - Late
Date	315 – 300 BCE
Culture	South Italian Greek, Apulian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height)	8.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	5.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	5.4 cm
Weight	94 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip
Manufacturing Processes	Throwing, Painting, Firing

Research Remarks

Description	Apulian Gnathia. - Shape and Ornament - Ovoid body, slightly flaring foot. Shoulder: tongues, band which loops below handle. Body: oblique cross-hatching bordered above and below by bands. Around lower body is a broad band. Accessory Colors - Red: band on lower body. White: tongues, cross-hatching bands. Yellow : band below handle. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 61, 4.
Published Description	Under Review
Bibliography	Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 50, plate 61,4.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no

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