Lekythos, Gnathian ware | Yale University Art Gallery

3rd century B.C.

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
2 in. (5.1 cm) Height of mouth
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) Diameter at widest point
2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm) Diameter of foot
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Jasper Brinton, 1930
Accession Number: 1930.315
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Period: Hellenistic
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

Ex collection Mrs. William Beebe. Brought by Isaac Lia from Italy ca. 1850 bearing the government seal.

Bibliography

Wendy M. Watson, South Italian Greek Vases: From the collection of George Walter Vincent and Belle Townsley Smith (Springfield, Mass.: G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1986),

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Object/Work type

lekythoi

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