Attic White-ground Lekythos
450-400 BCE
Description
The decoration on this vase is faint and poorly preserved although the vessel is intact. The shoulder is decorated with tendrils and palmette. On the body: in the center there is a gravestone topped with a palmette, and with a red fillet wrapped around it near the top. To the left there is a figure who holds something in his or her hand. On the left there is a woman who is draped in a cloak (himation), probably over a tunic (chiton) which is no longer preserved. Her hair is tied up by a fillet. A band of meander pattern decorates the top of the body.
Dimensions
H. 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
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