A Greek Attic Black-Figure lekythos, c. 500-450 B.C

A Greek Attic Black-Figure lekythos, c. 500-450 B.C

Code: 2398

£485.00
Description: An Attic Black-Figure lekythos with cylindrical body, short foot, thin neck and flared spout. The body decorated with three linked palmettes with two series of closely-spaced radial strokes on the shoulder. Some wear to the decoration and some scattered chips and a break to the neck repaired without restoration.

Size: 150 mm/5.9 ins. high

Culture: Greek

Date: Athens, c. 500-450 B.C.

Provenance: Ex Essex private collection.

Photographed in both natural and artificial light.