Black-figure lydion
Black-figure lydion

Currently not on view

Black-figure lydion,

ca. 550–525 BCE

Greek, Attic
2006-7

Information

Title
Black-figure lydion
Dates

ca. 550–525 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 10.6 cm, diam. 6.4 cm (4 3/16 x 2 1/2 in.) rim: diam. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) foot: diam. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Edward O. Boshell Jr.
Object Number
2006-7
Culture
Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
lydia, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
plant-derived motifs, running ornament, stripes, birds

Purchased at Christie's, New York, December 15, 2005 , lot 213. The seller was William Suddaby, Sugarloaf Key, Florida, who had purchased it at Christie's, London, October 19, 1994, lot 42.

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