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Attic Black-Figure Lekythos

Date

about 500–490 B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

On the shoulder: two confronted roaring lions, their heads lowered. On the body, Athena fighting a giant between two youths. The goddess attacks to right, wearing an Attic helmet, a long chiton and a himation slung over her shoulders. She wields a spear in her upraised right hand and carries a shield (blazon: circles) on her left arm. The giant collapses to left, wearing a short chiton and helmet. He has a spear and shield (blazon: circles). Two youths flank the central group. Each holds a spear and wears a long chiton and himation. The lekythos has a flaring glazed mouth, red on the flat edge, and black inside. The handle is flat, and glazed only on the exterior. The join of the neck and shoulder is marked by a slight ridge. Below the figures, a pair of red lines, then a black zone, and a red line at the junction of the body and foot. The small torus foot is black on the topside, reserved on the edge and the underside. Adapted from Clark, A., CVA Malibu 2 (1990).

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