1.3.02026-07-19lekythos, kärl, lekytRådata3101356objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3101356MM 1959:035Ovoid body; flaring base. Pinkish clay; black glaze; pale red paint. Reserved zone at upper body containing three narrow, red bands; resting surface reserved.MM 1959:035, Gift from king Gustaf VI Adolf. Given to him by the Italian authorities to commemorate his presence at the opening of the grave., Excavated with the help of the Lerici Foundation., 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. Mended. Body damaged at several places. Worn., H 18.1. Ø of base c.2.6., ca 600-550 f.Kr. [Grav], Orientaliserande-arkaisk (Etruskisk), C. M. Lerici, Nuove testimonianze dell’arte e della civiltà etrusca, 1960, 28-29., Monte Abatone necropolis, Tomb 282., Black-glazed, Italy, Gåva av Gustav VI Adolf.FörvärvadGustaf VI AdolfBrukadOrientalising-Archaic (Etruscan)FunnenEuropa, Italien, Cerveteriimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3787957/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3787958/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0SESAM-projektetUtgången upphovsrätthttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1015117http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3101356http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3101356http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3101356