Red-figure Apulian lekythos
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Object number
AR3439
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Lekythos
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| Material: |
Red-figure pottery Red clay with black slip |
| Date: |
4th century B.C. South Italian, Apulian |
| Description: |
Small lekythos, the short cylindrical body is separated by a groove from the ring-shaped base. Long neck, wide flat lip with triangular cross-section. Decorated with the head of a woman and half-volute, rays on neck.
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| Size: |
Height 99mm, diameter 46mm.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition, completely intact apart from two small chips on lip. No restorations. The black slip is only slightly worn, mainly on the back side. The main motive, the female head, is excellently preserved.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Limoges and Vannes, Musee Adrien Dubouche et Musee de la Societee Polymathique, Pls. 24.1, 28.2 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Zürich, Öffentliche Sammlungen, Pl. 47.11-13 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2023 from Mr. T. Schloessner, Germany. From the German private collection Steinbock, which was built up by the art historian R. Steinbock between 1920 and 1982, mainly acquiring from the German art market.
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| Authenticity: |
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