Black-On-Red Lekythos - image 1

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Black-On-Red Lekythos

Pottery juglet in Black-on-Red ware; elongated body on a flat disc base; short, concave neck with a trefoil mouth; arching handle from shoulder to rim; buff clay with a matt red slip, decorated in black paint: bands around the body and neck, solid handle, concentric circles on the shoulder; surface worn in places. Dimensions: Height: 13.80 centimetres Object Type: lekythos; jug Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red I Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

950 - 750 BC

Accession No.

1982,0726.47

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus