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NM Ant 2170 :: lekythos, deaccessioned, returned

Object description: White-ground lekythos. Deep cup mouth; narrow neck; sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; flattened handle from neck to shoulder; grooved torus base. red clay; black glaze, partly misfired to red; white and reddish brown paint. Mouth black except top; neck, handle, lower body and base top black; shoulder and most of body white; two reddish brown bands on body below shoulder and one on lower body.

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Inventory number

NM Ant 2170

Serie nummer

1124

Object

lekythos; deaccessioned; returned

Object, Swedish

avfört; återlämnat

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Acquisition

Probably purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi.

Description

White-ground lekythos. Deep cup mouth; narrow neck; sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; flattened handle from neck to shoulder; grooved torus base. red clay; black glaze, partly misfired to red; white and reddish brown paint. Mouth black except top; neck, handle, lower body and base top black; shoulder and most of body white; two reddish brown bands on body below shoulder and one on lower body.

Period