Lekythos

Museum number:
8-7
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.21
Description:
Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Somzee Collection
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Verbatim coll. place:
Athens; Greece
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
May 20, 1901
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Lekythoi
Accession date:
December 13, 1901
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1969-1970 #71: Department of Classics (UC Berkeley) (January 14, 1970–January 14, 1970), S1982-1983 #36: Saint Mary’s College of California (1983–April 29, 1983), and S1982-1983 #3: Crocker Art Museum (October 20, 1982–March 28, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Lekythos, accession number 8-7, described as Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Lekythos, accession number 8-7, described as Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Lekythos, accession number 8-7, described as Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Lekythos, accession number 8-7, described as Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lekythos, accession number 8-7, described as Attic Red-figure lekythos; lacks handle; heads of two woman facing, between them, pedestal with censer; beneath handle, floral ornament; barbotine technique used for jewellery of woman; on neck, tongues; above and below figure-zone, egg pattern.

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