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AN ATTIC WHITE GROUND LEKYTHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WOMAN PAINTER
CIRCA 425-415 B.C.
The body painted with an unusual represention of a tholos tomb draped with red taeniae, flanked by two standing women wearing chitons, perhaps a mother and daughter, the figure on the left draped in black holding out a shallow basket laden with foliate branches and taeniae, a wreath above, the outline mourning figure on the right gesticulating with her right hand, her left arm bent upwards, meander frieze above, with palmettes and scrolling volutes on the shoulder, black glazed neck, handle and foot, on wooden mount
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
