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Source Description
This shoulder lekythos depicts a woman to the right, looking around. In her left hand she holds a spring with a bud, while extending her right arm back, her fingers spread. She wears a chiton, mantle, sakkos, and earring.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28165
label
Shoulder Lekythos with Woman and Floral Spray
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
28165
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Shoulder Lekythos with Woman and Floral Spray
description
This shoulder lekythos depicts a woman to the right, looking around. In her left hand she holds a spring with a bud, while extending her right arm back, her fingers spread. She wears a chiton, mantle, sakkos, and earring.
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. 470 BC (Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
lekythoi
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.2
height
7.3
dimensionsRaw
at shoulder: 7 9/16 x 2 7/8 in. (19.2 x 7.3 cm) (h. x diam.);at mouth: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (diam.);at foot: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
style
Attic
inscriptions
[Transcription] To the left of the woman
running between her head and right hand: KOPE
med
terracotta
creator_ids
4414
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c0605136b47774b4
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8758493d26c02fd0
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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ee277f0545ecf831
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no
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no