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An old ink inscribed label on the base reads "690".
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CIRCA 480 B.C.
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AN ATTIC WHITE GROUND BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS OF 'CHIMNEY' TYPE
CIRCA 480 B.C.
The body decorated with a quadriga, the goddess Artemis with quiver on her back, stepping into the chariot, alongside stands Apollo with a kithara, in front of the horses is a spotted doe and Hermes who looks back, he wears winged petasos and boots and gesticulates with his left hand, dotted tendrils in the field, friezes of meander, tongues and short strokes around the shoulder, small repair with minor retouching
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 480 B.C.
The body decorated with a quadriga, the goddess Artemis with quiver on her back, stepping into the chariot, alongside stands Apollo with a kithara, in front of the horses is a spotted doe and Hermes who looks back, he wears winged petasos and boots and gesticulates with his left hand, dotted tendrils in the field, friezes of meander, tongues and short strokes around the shoulder, small repair with minor retouching
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high
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