NM Ant 0413
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lekythos, deaccessioned, returned
- Object description
- White-ground lekythos. Trumpet mouth; groove at junction between mouth and neck; tall, narrow neck; moulding at junction between neck and shoulder; sloping shoulder; vertical band handle from neck to shoulder; cylindrical body, tapering downwards; tall, grooved base; central nipple on underside. Yellowish red clay; black glaze; added white, red, pink and brown paint. Mouth top reserved; shoulder and most of body have white ground; two bands encircling outer edge of shoulder/upper part of body; two bands above figures; further down on body a bier with the deceased seen in profile, facing right, lying with his head propped up by a pillow; at the feet of the deceased stands a mourning woman; further to the right is a grave stele; brown base line; reserved groove at junction between body and base; edge of base and underside reserved.
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