
Archaic I
Black-on-Red Lekythos
Pottery lekythos or juglet in Black-on-red ware; wheelmade; elongated conical body with rounded base, bulging biconical neck and trefoil mouth (possibly originally decorated with eyes); handle (now missing) from neck to rim; buff clay and red slip, decorated with black paint: bands around the neck and mouth, fine parallel lines around the body. Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres Object Type: lekythos; flask Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red II Techniques: slipped; painted; wheel-made
Date
750 - 600 BC
Accession No.
1894,1101.443
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Amathus