Attic Pattern Lekythos

1900.11.0119

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Artifact Identification Attic Pattern Lekythos   (1900.11.0119)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Toilet Articles
  4. :
  5. Hygiene Artifacts
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Classical Period
Date 5th century BCE
Culture Greek, Attic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 20.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 5.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.0 cm
Weight 195 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip
Manufacturing Processes Throwing, Painting, Firing

Research Remarks

Description

ATTIC PATTERN LEKYTHOI
Shape and Ornament: Flaring mouth, tapered cylindrical body, disk foot in two degrees. Shoulder: rays with tongue pattern above. Upper body: Key pattern to right between single line (top) and double line (bottom) on reserved ground. Middle of body glazed, no figures. Lower body: border of esses between a single line (top) and double line (bottom). -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 31, 1.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 26, Plate 31, 1.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction no

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