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White Ground Lekythos (oil or perfume container)
Dateca. 420 B.C.- 400 B.C.
Maker
Greek
Maker
Attica
Object number70.101
ProvenanceNorman Davis Collection gifted to Seattle Art Museum, 1970
Exhibition HistoryWalla Walla, Washington, Olin Art Gallery, Whitman College, The Aegean, Egyptian Through Roman, December 4, 1977 - January 26, 1978
Salem, Oregon, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Perfumes and Potables: Precious Pieces from the Ancient Mediterranean, August 28 - October 30, 1999
Published ReferencesKurtz, D.C. Athenian White Lekythoi. Oxford, 1975. 38-41.
Bliquez, Lawrence J. Classical Vases and Containers in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 21, p. 26
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Art Perfumes and Potables; Precious Pieces from the Ancient Mediterranean. August 28 - October, 1999. Pg. 26 Fig 21.
Kurtz, D.C. "Two Athenian White-ground Lekythoi". Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Vol. 4. p.117-130. (NK4623.M37J24) (in registrarial file)
"Attic White-Ground Lekythos". Greek Vases from Southern Collections. p. 108-109. (N4621.N48) (in registrarial file)
Oakley, John H. "Attic White-Ground Lekythos". Athenian Potters and Painters; Exhibition Catalogue. 51-56 (in registrarial file)
"Attic White-Ground Lekythos". Greek Vases; S.A. Museum of Art. 194-197. (in registrarial file)
Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
Dimensions8 3/4 x 3 in. (22.2 x 7.6 cm)
MediumCeramic with pigment
Greek, Attica
ca. 480 - 323 B.C.
Object number: 47.62
Greek, Athens
350 - 323 B.C.
Object number: 55.204
Greek, Corinth
575 - 550 B.C.
Object number: 67.121
Greek
ca. 490-480 B.C.
Object number: 63.66
Greek, Attica
540 - 520 B.C.
Object number: 70.103
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