Lot Essay
It is rare to find a black-figure scene on the shoulder of this type of lekythos.
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A large Attic black-figure lekythos
Late 6th Century B.C.
The body black-glazed, the shoulder unusually decorated with a scene of combat with a running naked male figure with sword and spear, behind a similar figure who has stumbled on the ground with a spear in his hand and brandishing a sword, both with mantles over their arms, the scene flanked by two running draped female figures each with long spear, repaired
12¾in. (32.5cm.) high
Late 6th Century B.C.
The body black-glazed, the shoulder unusually decorated with a scene of combat with a running naked male figure with sword and spear, behind a similar figure who has stumbled on the ground with a spear in his hand and brandishing a sword, both with mantles over their arms, the scene flanked by two running draped female figures each with long spear, repaired
12¾in. (32.5cm.) high