
Geometric III
Black-on-Red Ware Lekythos
Pottery black-on-red ware lekythos/aryballos or perfume flask; globular body with a narrow neck and flaring, trumpet-mouth; neck-ridge; flat base; orange-buff clay with a matt, orange-red polished slip; decorated in black paint with parallel bands; handle and half of mouth missing. Dimensions: Height: 7.90 centimetres Object Type: lekythos; aryballos Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red I; Black-on-Red II Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
850 - 600 BC
Accession No.
1982,0729.213
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Gastria