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Attic Red-Figure Lekythos

Attic Red-Figure Lekythos

Red-figure Lekythos · about 490 B.C.
All black lekythos, with figural decoration on the shoulder. Extensive misfiring on the lower part of the vase. On the shoulder, Herakles (beardless) wrestling the Nemean Lion before a tree, flanked by palmettes. Below, meander band (two facing meander squares followed by a checker square).
Shape
Lekythos
Technique
Red-figure
Date
about 490 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 31.00 cm D: 7.10 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
77.AE.43
Image Source
getty_cc0

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