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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1928.66
Title
Black-figure Lekythos: Wedding Procession
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292227

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Susan M. L. Wales
Accession Year
1928
Object Number
1928.66
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Lekythos has a "chimney mouth, sharp shoulders and a high blunt foot", a type described by John Boardman in Athenian Black Figure Vases, 1974.

Verification Level

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