Greek Attic white ground lekythos with Nike Victory
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An Attic white ground pottery lekythos with black glaze palmettes around the shoulder and painted decoration on the body. The body was painted with a flying figure of the goddess Nike-Victory presenting a victor’s fillet or garland in her hands.
Culture
Greek, Athens, 5th Century BC
Condition
Handle lost, restoration on the neck and shoulder, body repaired from large fragments. The majority of the white ground painted decoraiton has been lost but the remaining painting is original
Size
13.5 x 5.6 cms
Provenance
Ex. collection: Tarquin Grossman, Sussex, UK; acquired from Tetragon Antiquities, London, in November 2011. Formerly in a private collection, Augsburg, Germany which was sold by Hirsch Auctions, Munich, Germany.