Lekythos, black figure

Title: Lekythos, black figure
Inventory Number: A0416
Date Acquired: 1899
Source: Winnie Lowrance Gift via Mary Grant
Provenance: Greece
Description: Trumpet-mouthed lekythos w int mouth totally coated, ext mouth coated except on int edge of lip; at base of neck row of blobs, v stripes on shoulder; lower body & top surface of foot solidly coated; upper half of body decorated opposite handle w three upright palmettes w rudimentary incision separated by two vertical leaves, each palmette resting on pair of owl-eye-like elements representing volutes; below palmettes broad horizontal stripe and narrow reserved stripe. Band handle coated on ext fr edge of shoulder to top of neck.
State of Preservation: Mended from 4 fragments, large fragment missing from shoulder opposite handle.
Height: 11.63 cm
Max Diameter: 3.55 cm
Rim Diameter: 2.9 cm
Base Diameter: 2.9 cm
Color: Clay body 5YR 6/7 (reddish yellow); glaze 5Y 2.5/1 (black)
Type: vessel
Material: fired clay