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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Lekythos
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Lekythos

AAT Object Form/Functionaryballoi (Greek vessels)
Possible OriginGreece, Europe
CultureCorinthian
PeriodMiddle Corinthian
Date6th century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., 140 g (10.8 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm, 4 15/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.497
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, unknown date, lot 176. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, until 1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art