Name:	White-Ground Lekythos
Picture:
Description:	H. 27cm, diam. 8.5cm. Overall condition is good, the neck has broken and there is some superficial chipping. Attic white-ground lekythos of fine orange-red clay, with black handle, mouth and foot. Around the shoulder, two sets of parallel horizontal red lines. On the body, a youth (?) draped in a red cloak stands before a stele. The paint is worn away; only the cloak can be seen. A red line around the base of the field, before the foot. The glaze has been slightly misfired on the foot.
Date:	c. 460-440 B.C.
Discussion:	Lack of surviving detail makes it difficult to find a suitable parallel for this lekythos. For the pose see British Museum D73, D. Williams Greek Vases (1985) p. 51, fig. 55c; for the colour of the cloak, see British Museum D48, D. Williams Greek Vases (1985) p. 51, fig. 55b. Lekythoi were used as grave-offerings and would have contained oil to anoint the deceased.