Attic Black Figure Lekythos

Date
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
Butler B-P1779
Material
Ceramic
Object Type
Pottery
Pottery Shape
Lekythos
Pottery Ware
Attic Black Figure
Pottery Attribution
Site
Sardis
Sector
Nec
Trench
Tomb 805
Findspot
Necropolis, Tomb 805.
Description
Not certainly Attic. Chase, "Field Notes": "On neck, two rows of tongue pattern. On upper part of body, over white slip, three enclosed palmettes placed on their sides between narrow bands; below, broad band of black varnish. Lower part of body and foot covered with black varnish; at top of this portion, two narrow bands in red overcolor. Mouth lost.
Dimensions
H. 0.097; diam. 0.042
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Also in tomb: bronze mirror, bronze pitcher, other pottery, lamps, and jewelry: Sardis XI, nos. 7, 40, 43, 75.
Author
NHR