Greek — Lekythos with palmettes — 5th Century B.C

Greek, 5th Century B.C, Pottery, 118 mm x 44 mm diameter Condition: Good condition. Documented provenance. Antikarts dossier with presentation, characteristics and traceability.
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Detailed Description

Item: Lekythos with palmettes.

Culture: Greek.

Dating: 5th Century B.C.

Material: Pottery.

Dimensions: 118 mm x 44 mm diameter.

Analysis & expertise

Record prepared for Antikarts from the photographs and technical information provided by the source.

Attributions and measurements are retained as cataloguing markers, without over-interpretation.

This entry is preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference (no price displayed).

Characteristics

Item: Lekythos with palmettes

Material: Pottery

Culture: Greek

Period: 5th Century B.C

Dimensions: 118 mm x 44 mm diameter

Condition: Good condition

Historical context

Greek and Hellenistic material culture relies on codified forms and iconography. Surviving objects help document stylistic and technical evolutions across regions and workshops.

Attribution: Greek. Dating indicated: 5th Century B.C.

Cultural value

Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.

Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.

Traceability & guarantees

Provenance (summary): Ex German private collection, P.A., Munich, since 2021, previously from German private collection acquired before 2000s Like the aryballos, in that it has a narrow neck and a single handle, the lekythos (pl. lekythoi) is generally a taller vessel with a small.

Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.

Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/greek-lekythos-with-palmettes-2/.

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Material, chronological and cultural record for the object

Reference YA-11531
Period
Greek
Date
5th Century B.C
Diameter
118 mm x 44 mm diameter
Other References
YA-11531
Condition
Good condition
Provenance
Ex German private collection, P.A., Munich, since 2021, previously from German private collection acquired before 2000s Like the aryballos, in that it has a narrow neck and a single handle, the lekythos (pl. lekythoi) is generally a taller vessel with a s