Small Athenian Lekythos
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Object number
AR2237
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Lekythos (oil vessel)
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| Material: |
Red clay with black glaze
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| Date: |
4th century B.C. Athenian |
| 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 a palmette.
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| Size: |
Height 99 mm
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| Condition: |
A fragment is re-attached near the shoulder. Otherwise only minor wear, decoration widely preserved. Overall very good condition. On base sticker "5-4th c BC Apulian" from Davies Antiques.
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| References: |
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Prague, Universite Charles 1, Pl. 45.5 Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr College, Pl. 40.1;2; Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Gotha, Schlossmuseum 2, Pl. 71.3 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2017 from the private possession of M. Voos, Germany. Inherited by M. Voos from the German private collection H. Herbst. Acquired in 1976 from Davies Antiques Gallery, London. The original invoice is preserved.
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| Authenticity: |
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