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White Ground Lekythos (oil or perfume container)
White Ground Lekythos (oil or perfume container)

White Ground Lekythos (oil or perfume container)

Dateca. 420 B.C.- 400 B.C.
Maker Greek
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
White Ground Lekythos, (oil or perfume container)
Greek, Attica
ca. 480 - 323 B.C.
Object number: 47.62
Oil or Perfume Container:  Lekythos
Greek
ca. 500 B.C.
Object number: 70.100
Oil Jar:  Lekythos
700-500 B.C.
Object number: 70.124
Oil or Perfume container:  Alabastron, Lotus Flowers
Greek
ca. 600 B.C.
Object number: 63.67
Greek
ca. 600 B.C.-500 B.C.
Object number: 69.98
Container for cosmetics:  pyxis, ripe animal style
Greek
ca. 600 B.C.
Object number: 67.122
Mimbres Classic black-on-white bowl
ca. 1000-1130 A.D.
Object number: 76.12
Mimbres Classic black-on-white bowl
ca. 1000-1130
Object number: 86.82
Mimbres Classic black-on-white bowl
ca. 1000-1130
Object number: 86.83
Mimbres Classic black-on-white bowl
ca. 1000-1130
Object number: 86.84