Black-figure Athenian shoulder Lekythos
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AR3333
| Object: |
Shoulder lekythos (oil vessel)
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| Material: |
Red clay, painting in red and white. Black-figure pottery. |
| Date: |
End of 6th - early 5th century B.C. Athenian |
| Description: |
Ovoid body, slightly conical shoulder sharply separated from the high neck. Discus-shaped foot. The scene on the body shows a draped old man with beard, seated on a stool to the right and holding a spear, possibly a king. To each side a draped youth and a hoplite warrior with helmet and round shield. On the shoulder band of leaves connected by thin lines, dots between. Between the shoulder and neck band of short thick lines. Spout, lower part of the body and upper part of foot covered with black slip. |
| Size: |
Height 196mm, diameter 89mm
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| Condition: |
About 20%, namely the part below the handle, professionally remodeled. The rest of the body professionally restored from original fragments. The scene is widely preserved with slight wear. Impressive piece with high-quality painting.
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| References: |
Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Dublin and Cork, University College Dublin and University College Cork, Pl. 16.1-4 Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Frankfurt, Universität und Liebighaus 4, Pl. 51.1-4 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2022 in a German auction house. From the legacy of western Germany private collector F. J. J., acquired in the early 1970s.
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| Authenticity: |
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