Ancient Greek Black Finished, Slip Coated Terracotta Lekythos Vessel
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Location: BRG-Greenwich
Item #: 230821
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Item Description
Ancient Greek terracotta lekythos vessel. The vessel stands on a circular black finished foot ring which rises on a short pedestal to the tapered, cylindrical body with a flattened shoulder and flared, trumpet form neck with flattened mouth trim. A short handle is moulded from the mid point of the neck to the flattened section of the shoulder.
Lekythos vessels were often crafted for funerary purposes and can be found amongst offerings and monuments to the deceased. These vessels traditionally held oil.
The black finished foliate and geometric motifs are against a slip coated, white hued ground. Leafy vines in bands below and above a checkerboard motif. The shoulder with lines emanating from the beaker trumpet form mouth.
7 1/4"h x 2 1/2"dia.
Condition: There is no documentation accompanying this vessel. Heavy wear to the painted finish, earth deposits can be found throughout as well. There are some chips / losses to the terracotta, evident when examining the shoulder rim. The section below the handle is devoid of black finished decoration with the ground color showing signs of wear.
Wear is commensurate with great age and handling.
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