Corinth Object: T 1672
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   T 1672
Title:   ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   T
Object Number:   1672
Old Number:   P-0879
Description:   Lekythos with foot in two degrees, nippled depression on underside; narrow stem flaring to cylindrical body, low sloping shoulder, narrow neck, straight flaring rim, broad flat lip, vertical handle from shoulder to neck.
Decoration:   Undersurface and upper degree of foot reserved, lower degree, top of foot and lower body black glazed, added red line at edge of foot, 2 at top of glazed body, reserved and black glazed bands, red line on 2nd, reserved field: at lt., Herakles wrestling with bull, observed standing at rt. Branches in field; on them hung garment, fillet, bow and quiver. Red for fillet, garments, quiver, neck stripes of bull; white for fruit on branches, horn, tail and flank patches of bull, 2 lines across shoulder of Herakles. Shoulder and neck slipped cream, with 2 rows of rays on shoulder; rim black glazed, lip red, handle back black. By Haimon Ptr. or manner of.
Mythology:   Herakles and Bull
Material:   Fine light red clay with frequent fine sparkling inclusions, rare fine black, white ones.
Munsell Color:   5YR 6/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Complete except that much of surface has flaked away in figured band; cream slip partly worn on shoulder, and red paint on lip.
Manufacture:   C18 Wm
Dimensions Actual:   H00.118 D00.033 (foot) D00.041 (max) D00.027 (rim)
Period:   5th c. B.C.
Chronology:   490-480 B.C.
Area:   North Cemetery
Context:   NB391 P421
Provenance:   Attica
Bibliography:   Corinth XIII P219 N271-4, Corinth VII.5, p.11
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964
Monument: North Cemetery
Image: bw 2001 002 33
Image: bw 2001 002 34
Image: bw 2001 002 35
Basket: NB391 P421