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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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THREE ATTIC WHITE-GROUND BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOI
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The tallest with palmettes between hatched bands, meander pattern above, with dashes and rays on the shoulder, 21 cm. high; two of similar form, with a band of alternating ivy leaves and berries between hatched bands, 15 cm. high max.; and two other lekythoi, possibly not ancient, 22.5 cm. high max. (5)
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
The tallest with palmettes between hatched bands, meander pattern above, with dashes and rays on the shoulder, 21 cm. high; two of similar form, with a band of alternating ivy leaves and berries between hatched bands, 15 cm. high max.; and two other lekythoi, possibly not ancient, 22.5 cm. high max. (5)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
Exhibited
(Possibly 1): Rotterdam, Historisch Museum, Bezeten Bezit, Keuzetentoonstelling uit de verzameling van Mevrouw W.G. Elias-Vaes te Rotterdam, exhibition catalogue, 18 April - 1 August 1970, no. 720.
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