lekythos / Ceramic / Slip

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Object Identifier
0000.00.2598
Object Name
lekythos
Object Type
Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Slip
Design Style
White Ground
Length
;
Width
4.1;
Height
11.2;
Thickness
;
Weight
;72g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Modern handle. Upper body has a white, slightly lustrous slip. Reserved: neck and shoulder; two bands below figures; edge and underside of foot. Two rows of rays on shoulder. Band of checker design above figures, Peleus seizing Thetis (?). Branches and imitation letters in the field. Careless incisions. Attis white-ground style.
Subjects
Thetis
Verbatim Date
late 6th-early 5th C BC
Verbatim Provenance
Greece
Countermark
no
Exhibition Title
Case 07 - Greek World BR Drawer
Exhibition Curator
Talalay, Lauren
Publication Title
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum
Publication Author
Van Ingen, Wilhelmina
Publication Year
1933
Type Category
Ceramic

Technical Details

Record
0000.00.2598
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"lekythos; Ceramic; Slip." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.2598/dscn6779.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
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