Vases White-ground Lekythos Attic White-Ground Lekythos
Attic White-Ground Lekythos

Attic White-Ground Lekythos

White-ground Tymbos Painter · Lekythos · about 450–440 B.C.
Woman standing to left. She is crowned with a diadem, and dressed in a chiton and himation. In her outstretched right hand, she holds a tendril.

The mouth, handle and body below the picture are black, and the neck, shoulder and inside of the handle are reserved. The disc foot is black above, with part of the side reserved. Black band on interior of mouth at upper edge. Degenerate lotus buds on the shoulder. The picture is framed by pairs of black lines on white ground above and below.

Adapted from R. Neer, CVA Malibu 7 (1997).
Shape
Technique
Date
about 450–440 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
H: 10.75 cm D: 3.40 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
86.AE.252
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)