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Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 5th century BCE. A lovely Attic lekythos (oil vessel) of a traditional form with a slender body, a cylindrical neck rising to a flared spout, and a single handle joining neck to shoulder, all standing upon a round base. The tawny exterior is decorated with three black-figure palmettes with tiered stripes along the shoulder and the bottom painted solid black. Size: 1.25" diameter x 5.875" H (3.2 cm x 14.9 cm)

Lekythoi were used for storing multi-purpose oils in the Classical World. While larger examples were usually designated for keeping olive oil, smaller, more delicate examples, like this one, were reserved for the bath to store precious sweet and floral aromatic ointments. This beautiful vessel was most likely created for an elegant lady's toilette.

Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000

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#158342

Professionally repaired from several pieces with areas of restoration over the break lines.