490 bc achilles dragging the body of hector the lekythos was used for anointing dead bodies of unmarried women and many lekythoi are found in tombs.
Attic white ground lekythos.
It is titled attic white ground lekythos ca.
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Attic white ground lekythos c.
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The images on lekythoi were often depictions of daily activities or rituals.
Unknown 19 2 6 5 cm 7 9 16 2 9 16 in 83 ae 42.
The lekythos shown on the title page was found in the university of pennsylvanias museum of archaeology and anthropology.
460 bc and was painted by the achilles painter.
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White ground technique is a style of white ancient greek pottery and the painting in which figures appear on a white background.
It developed in the region of attica dated to about 500 bc it was especially associated with vases made for ritual and funerary use if only because the painted surface was more fragile than in the other main techniques of black figure and red figure vase painting.
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Its dimensions are h.
Painter of athens 1826 greek attic active about 460 450 b c 24 7 8 9 cm 9 3 4 3 1 2 in 86 ae 253.