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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.216
Title
Lekythos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293241

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
9.4 x 7 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.216
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
White slip with brown decoration. Intact but slightly abraded at neck. Shoulder decorated with three concentric circle patterns. Flat lip, rim decorated with triangles flaring outward. On the body below the shoulder are bands of stripes in varying widths. Shoulder and bottom of vase have brown spots.

Verification Level

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