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Source Description
This red-figure lekythos depicts a woman at a fountain. Shown in profile, she bends over slightly at the waist to the right, both arms extended toward a large hydria which rests on the ground in front. Water pours into the hydria from a spout on the upper right. She wears a chiton, disc earring, and fillet.
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Document identity
localId
27038
label
Shoulder Lekythos Depicting a Woman with a Hydria at a Fountain
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
27038
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Shoulder Lekythos Depicting a Woman with a Hydria at a Fountain
description
This red-figure lekythos depicts a woman at a fountain. Shown in profile, she bends over slightly at the waist to the right, both arms extended toward a large hydria which rests on the ground in front. Water pours into the hydria from a spout on the upper right. She wears a chiton, disc earring, and fillet.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 480-470 BC (Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
lekythoi
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.9
height
7.6
dimensionsRaw
H at shoulder: 9 7/16 x Diam at shoulder: 3 in. (23.9 x 7.6 cm); Diam at mouth: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diam at foot: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Source extras
style
Attic
med
terracotta
creator_ids
2922
collection_ids
GRC
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6864cd645403f16b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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eb1f39caa4496a95
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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67af260fb259312b
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no
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no