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Attic White-Ground Lekythos (Side A)

Tymbos Painter

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Woman standing to left. She is crowned with a diadem, and dressed in a chiton and himation. In her outstretched right hand, she holds a tendril.

The mouth, handle and body below the picture are black, and the neck, shoulder and inside of the handle are reserved. The disc foot is black above, with part of the side reserved. Black band on interior of mouth at upper edge. Degenerate lotus buds on the shoulder. The picture is framed by pairs of black lines on white ground above and below.

Adapted from R. Neer, CVA Malibu 7 (1997).

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  • Title: Attic White-Ground Lekythos (Side A)
  • Creator: Tymbos Painter
  • Date Created: about 450–440 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 10.8 × 4.7 cm (4 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)
  • Type: Lekythos
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.252
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Tymbos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 460 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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