Miniature nuptial lebes

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 2234

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

600-550 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.05 m
Rim diameter: 0.033 m
Base diameter: 0.03 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 118

Description
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Miniature nuptial lebes decorated in the black-figure technique.It was found incomplete in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe.

On one side of the body a panther with a lion are depicted and on the other griffins. The remaining space is filled with rosettes and dots, while beneath the handles there are birds. The shoulder of the vase is decorated with a tongue motif and the lower part of the body with three stripes. The rim and handles are accentuated with black paint.

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