Black-figure squat lekythos: geometric pattern
Black-figure squat lekythos: geometric pattern

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Black-figure squat lekythos: geometric pattern,

Late 5th century BCE

Greek, Attic
y452

Information

Title
Black-figure squat lekythos: geometric pattern
Dates

Late 5th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 11.1 cm, diam. 7.2 cm (4 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Annie Drown Ferree
Object Number
y452
Culture
Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
lekythoi, ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
geometric patterns, meanders (patterns), squares (geometric figures), running ornament

Given to the Museum by Annie Drown Ferree

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