Greek Attic black figure lekythos with warriors

G313

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A black figure pottery lekythos decorated with a group of three warriors carrying spears and wearing crested Corinthian helmets. The shape of the lekythos as well as the stylised rendering of the figure decoration is similar to work attributed to the Pholos Group.

Culture
Greek, Athens, c. 500-450 BC

Size
16 x 5.1 cms

Condition
Minimal chipping and surface wear, some surface accretions as shown in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Northumberland, UK; acquired by inheritance from a family collection formed in the 19th or early 20th Century

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