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Lekythos
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Lekythos

early 5th century B.C. · Terracotta with painted decoration

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 engraved black figure decoration of a horseman between two warriors carrying spears and sheilds; two rows of dots just below shoulder, front only; tongues and rays on shoulder; details of horse, warriors, garments and sheilds picked out in red and white.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit 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.

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