Lekythos

MS5886

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS5886
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gnathian | South Italian
Provenience Italy
Manufacture Location Gnathia
Date Made 4th century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Gnathia Ware
Description

Intact save for minor chip of lip. Simply molded foot (wheel groove around edge); thick, short stem. Body truncated ovoid above and below. Neck spreading in profile. Lip trumpet shaped. Arched handle joined at shoulder and at neck. Fully glazed except for stem and underside of foot. Decoration in colors applied over glaze. On body net pattern. On shoulder a band of yellow. On neck, tongue pattern. Only white and yellow used. No incision.

Height 13.2 cm
Outside Diameter 6.5 cm

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