1.3.02026-11-01lekythos, kärl, lekytRådata3100533objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100533NM Ant 0938Sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; disc base. Porous, red clay; black glaze; added white (hardly visible). On shoulder one row of bars and one of rays; on body three upright palmettes inscribed in white arcs, alternating with lotus buds - incised details; lower body and base top black, except reserved band below palmettes.NM Ant 0938, Purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi., Äldre bild A.Stalteri Marcus. M. Sjöblom., 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., Mouth, neck and handle missing. Worn., H 11.1. Ø of base 3.4., CVA Stockholm 2, pl.24.7, fig.101., Attic, GreeceBrukadLate Archaic-ClassicalFunnenEuropa, Grekland, MilosÄgdNationalmuseum, Stockholmimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3775494/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3775493/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3775497/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3775498/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#bySESAM-projektetStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3775501/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3775500/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byUppgift om fotograf saknasStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100533http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100533http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100533