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A South Italian undecorated squat lekythos
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A South Italian undecorated squat lekythos
4th century BC
Pottery
Height: 9cm
Diameter: 21cm
Diameter: 21cm
Museum number: BR12
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 524
On display: Breakfast Room - central octagonal roof light
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
A lekythos is a Greek pottery vessel used for storing oil, especially olive oil. It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel.
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