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An Attic Black-figure Lekythos
Late Archaic, c. 500-480 B.C.

 
Item Number: 6JKQA
Category: Greek
Period: Archaic
Date: Late Archaic, c. 500-480 B.C.
Material: Ceramic
Height: 5 3/4" (14.5cm)
Display Stand: Not Applicable
Status: Sold
Description: Clay tan in color, tall and narrow in form, depicted with three upright palmettes separated by large leaves, outer handle and lower portion glazed, the underside of the ring foot remains unglazed, from the Class of Athens 581.
Provenance: Acquired in the European Art Market.

Condition: Broken and rejoined at neck level, the handle re-attached. Poorly restored with glue remains.

References: Museum of Art, The Rhode Island School of Design; Classical Vases, fig. 69.

 
An Attic Black-figure Lekythos