1.3.02026-10-18lekythos, lekyt, kärlRådata3104130objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3104130SHM 04166:0018, NM Ant 0301Out-turned, flat rim. Short, concave neck. Hemispherical body. Flat base. Decoration: Vertical lines in white encricling base of neck. Three encircling lines on shoulder and towards base, a red one flanked by two white. Cheequer-work pattern covering body. Orange-buff clay, black glaze.SHM 04166:0018, From the collection of Beskow., 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., Well preserved., H. 8.1 cm, W. 7.5 cm., Wikander, Örjan (1981) "The Comparative Collection: Early Antique Collecting in Sweden" in Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin no 16 (1981) p. 47-57.FörvärvadStatens Historiska museumhttp://libris.kb.se/bib/3762418http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1021079http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3104130http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3104130http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3104130