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White Painted Lekythos

Small pottery lekythos or juglet in White Painted ware; globular body with flattened sides and rounded base; narrow neck flaring outwards towards the mouth to give a concave profile; buff clay and slip, decorated with brown paint: painted rings on rim, band at base of neck, short parallel bars on handle and four maltese-cross motifs enclosed in concentric circles on the body. Dimensions: Height: 12 centimetres Object Type: lekythos; juglet Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted I (?); White Painted II (?) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

1050 - 900 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.532

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus