Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | T 810 | |
Title: | ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE IVY LEKYTHOS | |
Category: | Miscellaneous | |
Category Code: | T | |
Object Number: | 810 | |
Old Number: | P-0326 | |
Description: | Lekythos with flaring disk foot, concave undersurface with central depression; short stem, cylindrical body, low shoulder curving into tall narrow neck, thickened flaring rim with broad flat lip. Vertical strap handle attached to shoulder, neck. | |
Decoration: | Undersurface and face of foot reserved, except for stripe on foot; top of foot to lower body black glazed, 2 sets of 3 reserved lines; decorated field reserved with 2 bands of cross-hatching framing straight stem with 2 rows of ivy leaves and berries on white ground. Shoulder: 2 rows of rays on reserved ground, continuing up neck; rim black, lip reserved, handle back glazed. | |
Material: | Fine light red clay. | |
Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 5YR 6/7 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact; small chip in lip; some of black-figure decoration scraped away; small chip in edge of foot. | |
Manufacture: | C18 WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.137 D00.036 (foot) D00.047 (max) D00.031 (lip) | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | Mid 5th c. B.C. | |
Area: | North Cemetery | |
Context: | NB328 P161 | |
Provenance: | Attica | |
Bibliography: | Blegen 1964, Corinth 13, cat. 346-8 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964 Monument: North Cemetery Basket: NB328 P161 |