Black attick LekythosMedium and technique: ceramics; black paint.Provenance: European private collectionSize: 16.5 cm high.Description: this lekythos belongs to the category of vessels with elongated pear-shaped body and distinct shoulder. Its shoulder and almost the whole body are polished, the rest is painted black. In the main scene, four female figures wrapped in a peplos are portrayed as picking grapes from vine shoots that frame them. Drapery is stylised, in bands that fall down slantwise along their body. Style and remarks: the shape of this lekythos with its body clearly separate from the neck by a pronounced carination suggests a dating around the first quarter of the sixth century BC.State of preservation: fragmented, with added parts by restoration.Dating: early 6th century BC. References: Bianchi Bandinelli – Paribeni, 1976, L\'arte dell\'antichit classica, Grecia, Boardman 1990; Vasi ateniesi a figure nere, Milano. Clark-Elston-Hart, 2002. Understanding Greek vases : a guide to terms, styles, and techniques, Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty museum. Cook, 1997, Greek Painted Pottery, London ; New York, Routledge. Martelli, 1987. Giudice-Tusa S.-Tusa V.1992. La collezione archeologica del banco di Sicilia, Edizioni Guida. Palermo. Szilgyi, 1992.100014002000

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