Greek, A large Greek black-glazed lekythos, South Italy, circa 4th century BC

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A large Greek black-glazed lekythos, South Italy, circa 4th century BC

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Height: 28.5 cm

£ 2,200.00

Greek, A large Greek black-glazed lekythos, South Italy, circa 4th century BC

The tall, black-glazed lekythos with a bulbous, vertically ribbed body. The shoulder is slightly indented, before merging into a smooth, cylindrical neck with a tall flaring funnel-shaped mouth. The strap...

Provenance

Michael Ratzenböck Collection, Upper Austria, acquired before the mid-1990s

Literature

The lekythos, or oil jar, comes in various forms, both tall and squat. This elegant and large example features a gourd-like ribbed finish. For a lekythos of similar form see the Beazley Archive, no. 9033751.

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