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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek
Title:Black-figure Lekythos
Date Made:2nd quarter of 6th century BCE
Type:Container
Materials:terracotta with black, white and red glaze
Place Made:Greece
Measurements:5 1/16 x 2 5/8 in. diameter body; 12.8588 x 6.6675 cm
Accession Number:  SC 2004.20.79
Credit Line:Gift of John Dusenbery in memory of Elsbeth Dusenbery (Elsbeth Brainan, class of 1940)
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
one handled bottle, plain black body with one thin red band, natural upper body with simple black and white design of leaves (lotuses?) with white stripes on either side of alternating ones, natural neck with thin red band, black rim and black handle

Subjects:
Terra-cotta; glaze (coating by location)

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