Very Large Decorated Attic White-Ground Lekythos

Item Description

C. 5th-4th century BC

A very large, Attic white-ground lekythos with a single flattened handle, attached from the bottom of the neck to the shoulders, which is decorated with radiating bars. It has a tapered body, which rests on a flat foot and has a small, deep mouth with a wide rim. The body is decorated almost entirely in white slip and is decorated with a figure.

Although repaired it is of a very large size and an interesting piece.

Provenance: Ex T. Hall Collection.

Ref: Similar example in The British Museum, Museum number 1876,0429.1.

Size: 217mm height

SKU: DEN-U277

£895.00

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