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Attic white Lekythos; ornamented with scene at grave stele
Attic white Lekythos; ornamented with scene at grave stele
Object numberCC48.096

Attic white Lekythos; ornamented with scene at grave stele

Date5th c BCE
Artist
CultureGreek
MediumCeramic: terracotta
DimensionsSight: 10 7/8 in. (27.62 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on view
Period5th c BCE
Classification(s)
DescriptionWhite-ground technique invented around 530 BCE with clay that has almost no iron-oxide, giving it white color. This technique signals that object was not likely used in for long-term household use. Decoration is on surface level and not durable, so lekythoi with this technique are often used for funerary purposes. Scene depicts woman who faces a tombstone (cannot identify if she is a visitor or the deceased because there is no eidolon vsisible above her head)
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