MM 1980:016
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lekythos
- Object description
- Trumpet mouth; narrow neck; moulding at base of neck; vertical band handle from neck to shoulder; ovoid body; short, wide stem; base in three degrees. Red clay; black glaze; ochre wash; added white, yellow, red and brown paint; incisions. White tongues on lower part of neck; on shoulder white, dotted egg-pattern between incised lines and below this a row of yellow dots; on body opposite handle Eros seated on a pile of yellow rocks, holding a white cista in his left hand and a white and yellow xylophone in his right; Eros’ skin is white, he has blond hair and wears a kekryphalos, a necklace, bracelets and a thigh-ring; the feathers of his wings are yellow, white and red; he is flanked by stylised, red trees with white berries; below a band of white, dotted egg-pattern between incised lines, stem and area immediately above reserved; underside reserved.
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