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ATTIC LEKYTHOS

$475.00

late V c. B.C.

Fine orange-brown clay; black gloss fired brown in small areas; thin red wash on reserved areas. Small band-handle, base hollowed out, small offset at base of neck. Black glaze entirely except for single palmette with dot in the center on ground double line and bottom. Mending seams through center of body. Surface wear. H. 3.9″ (9.9 cm).
For similar piece see: E. Moignard ?Corpvs Vasorum Antiqvorvm, The Glasgow Collections?, Oxford University press, 1997, plate 31 # 1-2.

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