Lekythos
MS470
From: Greece | Attica | Athens
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS470 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Greece | Attica | Athens |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | 500-450 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Black Figure |
| Description | Shoulder-lekythos. Intact. Top of base, lower third of body, outside of handle and lip are glazed, the rest reserved. On upper body is a group of five closely spaced, framed palmettes and above, just below the shoulder, a triple row of dicing. Written on the underside of the foot: "Athens". Originally American Section No. 15277. |
| Height | 17.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott, 1892 |
| Other Number | 15277 - Old Museum Number |
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