1.3.02026-07-19lekythosRådata3100061objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100061MM 1956:321White-ground lekythos. Cup mouth; tall, narrow neck; tapering shoulder; vertical band handle from neck to shoulder; almost cylindrical body, tapering towards base; high disc base; hollowed bottom. Red, Attic clay; black glaze; added black, brown, white and red paint. Interior and exterior of mouth, neck and handle black glazed; shoulder and large part of body white; on shoulder red and black palmettes, connected by doubled spirals; meander between double bands below shoulder on upper body; female figure with long, wavy hair, wearing a chiton, drawn in red and brown, in front of a two-stepped stele; to her left are three vertical red lines; to the right of the stele are five red vertical lines; brown base line; lower body, base and bottom black.MM 1956:321, Gift from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation., Decoration on body fake., A lekythos (pl. lekythoi) is generally a taller, cylindrical vessel with a small, deep mouth, narrow neck and a single handle. However, many variants of the shape do exist, including the rounded, squat form and the ovoid “Deianeira” form, all in various sizes. They were used for the storage of oils and are especially associated with funerary contexts. Towards the end of the fourth century BC they were functionally replaced by the unguentaria., Mended. Upper part of handle reconstructed. Encrustations. Worn., H 28.0. Ø 7.7. Ø of base 5.6., konservering, RAÄ, ATm, Attic, White-groundBrukadClassicalimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3770759/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3770758/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Stalteri Marcus, AnnaUtgången upphovsrättimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3770764/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3770765/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Stalteri Marcus, AnnaUtgången upphovsrättimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3770767/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3770768/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Stalteri Marcus, AnnaUtgången upphovsrättimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3770770/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3770771/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0Stalteri Marcus, AnnaUtgången upphovsrätthttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100061http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100061http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100061