Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | T 759 | |
Title: | ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE CHIMNEY LEKYTHOS | |
Category: | Miscellaneous | |
Category Code: | T | |
Object Number: | 759 | |
Description: | Lekythos with flaring disk foot, concave underside with central depression; narrow stem, cylindrical body widening to low sloping shoulder, tall narrow neck, outward thickened rim rising vertically, then turning out horizontally, broad flat lip. Vertical strap handle from shoulder to neck. | |
Decoration: | Underside and face of foot reserved except for black line at edge of foot; top of foot, lower 1/4 body glazed, 3 reserved lines; reserved field with 3 dancing figures, lt. to rt., satyr dancing rt. w. mantle over rt. shoulder, head back; maenad to rt., head turned back to lt., holding skirt with added white decoration, holding branch in lt. hand; 2nd satyr to rt. like first. Above hook maeander, 2 rows of rays on reserved shoulder, neck reserved, rim black, lip reserved, handle back glazed. | |
Mythology: | Satyr Maenad | |
Material: | Fine light red clay. | |
Munsell Color: | 5YR 6/6 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact; small chip in foot. | |
Manufacture: | C18 WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.186 D00.043 (foot) D00.056 (max) D00.03 (rim) | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | c. 460-450 BC | |
Area: | North Cemetery | |
Context: | NB388 P127 | |
Provenance: | Attica | |
Bibliography: | Blegen 1964, Corinth 13, cat. 325-6 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964 Monument: North Cemetery Images (4) Basket: NB388 P127 |