Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks
Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks
Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks
Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks

Currently not on view

Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks,

ca. 575 BCE

near the Painter of Athens 533, Greek, Attic, active ca. 575-555 BCE
Greek, Attic
y1990-10

Information

Title
Black-figure lekythos: lions and cocks
Dates

ca. 575 BCE

Maker
near the Painter of Athens 533
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 18.2 cm, diam. 11.9 cm (7 3/16 x 4 11/16 in.) diam. rim 4.9 cm
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
y1990-10
Culture
Attic
Period
Black-figure
Type
ceramics, lekythoi
Materials
glaze, ceramic
Subject
running ornament, stripes, lions, birds

Purchased from Edoardo Almagia, New York.

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