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White-Ground Lekythos

ArtistAttributed to the Reed Painter Greek, circa 450–400 BC

Datecirca 430–410 BCE

MediumTerracotta, white-ground

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 15 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (40.34 × 10.8 × 10.8 cm)
diameter (exterior rim): 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)
diameter (interior rim): 1 5/8 in. (4.14 cm)
height, width, and depth (foot): 7/8 × 3 × 3 in. (2.22 × 7.62 × 7.62 cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Friends of Greek Art

Object number2006.18

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ProvenanceProvenience unknown. Private collection, Munich, by 1963 [1] [2]; “Southern private collector” [3]; [Sotheby’s, New York, December 9, 2004, lot 208, illus.]; [Antiquarium Ltd., New York]; sold to NCMA, 2006.

[1] Per Beazley 1963, page 1377, no. 29 (if the vase is to be equated with the one described by Beazley); Information repeated in Antiquarium, LTD, invoice 5868, dated November 2006.
[2] “Probably von Schön collection, Munich,” per Sotheby’s lot details (copy in file).
[3] Per Sotheby’s lot details. Information repeated in Antiquarium, Ltd, invoice.Published ReferencesJohn D. Beazley, Attic Red-Figure Vase Painters, 2nd ed. (London: Oxford University Press, 1963), 1377, no. 29. [Note: The basic description fits with the scene on the NCMA vase, but neither Beazley’s publication nor the database have an illustration of the lekythos to confirm it is the same vessel.]

Ancient Treasures IV (New York: Antiquarium Ltd., 2006), 18-19.

Mary Ellen Soles, entry for White-Ground Lekythos, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 52, illus. (color) 53.

North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection," (Raleigh, NC; North Carolina Museum of Art, 2024), illus. (color) 38.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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