Jug
Item number M1.68 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
White ground lekythos. White and black with single high handle (re-created from fragments, missing some pieces). The body is cylinder-shaped sitting on a thick black disc-shaped base. The shoulders slope inwards to a slender neck. The rim is flat. The black handle is attached to the rim and extends above the rim before curving downwards to attach to the shoulder. There is a brown figure visible on the body.
History Of Use
Commonly used by the wealthier members of society in the 5th century B.C.E. as a grave offering to hold oil. Mostly found in Athens, Attica and Eretria.
Narrative
After 470 B.C.E. the most popular theme found on white ground lekythoi were representations of visits to tombs. The imagery on this lekythos shows a youth visiting a tomb and is in the style of the "Achilles Painter" who worked in the period between 450 and 425 B.C.E., and was one of the great painters of white ground lekythoi.
Item History
- Made in Greece during 451 BCE
- Owned by British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) before March 1960
- Received from British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Jug
- Identification Number
- M1.68
- Type of Item
- jug
- Material
- clay, paint and adhesive
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown and painted
- Overall
- height 22.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 6.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Greece
Who
- Culture
- Greek
- Previous Owner
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
- Received from
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
When
- Creation Date
- during 451 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0038/0079
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