Elegant Attic lekythos painted with a frieze of three palmettes on white ground.
Such lekythoi were probably intended solely as grave offerings.
Intact except for a few insignificant chips which have been filled.
Provenance: Ex. collection Helen Schou, Denmark 1905-2006. Acquired at auction (Winkel & Magnussen) in 1933. Ex. British art market.
Material : Painted terracotta, some restorations
Dimensions : H. : 12,1 cm
Origin : Athens, Greece
Period : 475-450 BC
Ref. : r-161
Price & Condition : EUR 1200 -
