1.3.02026-08-16lekythos, lekytRådata4281812objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/4281812MME 2017:140Red-painted lekythos of red clay. Globular body with a flattened base at the end of a narrow, concave stem. Marked shoulder and a short cylindrical neck ending in a straight lip. Short handle from just below lip to shoulder.MME 2017:140, Belongs to the Strängnäs collection that was formed by the objects that an Italian nobleman named Pietro Pugioli, who lived in Alexandria in the 19th century, sent as a present to the Swedish captain C. Emil Göransson in 1880. The collection was kept at the Strängnäs Museum and Library. In 1945 it was donated by Södermanlands Fornminnesförening to Strängnäs Högre Allmänna Läroverk (Strängnäs Gymnasium). The collection was deposited at Medelhavsmuseet in 1993. In 2017 the deposition was changed into a donation since Strängnäs museum closed., 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 4th century BC they were functionally replaced by the unguentaria., Hellenistisk tid (323-31 f Kr), Egypt, AlexandriaFörvärvadPugioli, Pietro, Strängnäs museum, Göransson, C. EmilBrukadHellenisticFunnenAfrika, Egyptenimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298234/MME+2017%3B140%2801%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298233/MME+2017%3B140%2801%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298239/MME+2017%3B140%2802%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298238/MME+2017%3B140%2802%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298244/MME+2017%3B140%2803%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298243/MME+2017%3B140%2803%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298249/MME+2017%3B140%2804%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298248/MME+2017%3B140%2804%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298254/MME+2017%3B140%2805%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298253/MME+2017%3B140%2805%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4298259/MME+2017%3B140%2806%29.jpghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4298258/MME+2017%3B140%2806%29.jpghttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byJeppsson, JohanStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/4281812http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/4281812http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/4281812