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Lekythos
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Ovoid body with tall narrow neck, short flaring mouth and curved handle leading to flat shoulder; low flaring foot. Body with black figure decoration on a white ground; central scene shows two seated men facing eachother; man on the left with one hand raised, man on the right with his head bowed; scene flanked by palmettes, with Greek key meander above and black bands below; shoulder decorated with tongues and rays.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineLekythos. early 5th century B.C.. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, William A. Clark Collection. CC0.
