Squat Lekythos

L-64-224

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | South Italy | Apulia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number L-64-224
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Apulian | South Italian
Provenience Italy | South Italy | Apulia
Manufacture Location Apulia
Creator Lecce Painter
Period Hellenistic Period
Date Made 4th century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Red Figure
Iconography Woman | Snake | Youth | Altar | Necklace | Earring | Wreath | Mirror | Girl | Boy | Fan
Description

Figured scene bordered above by egg pattern, below by a border of maeander and saltire square. In the scene, left to right, are the following: draped woman facing right holding a palm fan in left hand; a vertical snake (?); a nude boy, cloak over left arm; a larger scale female seated on a white alter, facing left, wearing necklace, earrings and a wreath (?), and holding a white mirror in her left hand; behind her another nude boy, garment draped around his upper arms and behind his back, holding a thyrsus; a girl, right hand on hip, holding a mirror in her left hand. Small palmettes on shoulder and large palmettes below handle.

Height 29.5 cm
Outside Diameter 15.5 cm
Other Number 99-134 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

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