Squat Lekythos

65-39-3

From: Italy | Campania | Pompeii Area

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 65-39-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture South Italian
Provenience Italy | Campania | Pompeii Area
Date Made 350-300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Glaze
Description

Ring foot. Broad shoulder. Broad strap handle attached at shoulder at base of lip. Lip trumpet shaped. Metallic black glaze on inside of lip and on entire exterior, though splotchily applied on resting surface and underside. Vertical, parallel grooves beneath glaze on body from base of neck to lower wall. A similarly formed X on body below handle. Pale buff clay. Intact except for chip of foot.

Height 15.5 cm
Outside Diameter 12.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Sears II, 1965

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