Vintage Lekythos Greek Pottery

Description

View Vintage Lekythos Greek Pottery with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This is a single-handled cylindrical vase known as a lekythos, which was traditionally used in ancient Greece to store oils or funerary rituals. It uses the black-figure technique, featuring dark painted silhouettes with fine incised details set against a light, clay colored background with ornamental Greek key (meander) and palmette motifs near the neck. The main scene shows a seated winged mythological figure (such as Nike or a winged deity) resting on stylized rocks. It is a numbered piece as painted on the bottom indicates. Condition: Used. Category: Pottery & Glass › Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware › Jugs & Pitchers. Brand: Handmade.

Origin

Greece

Pattern

Greek

Color

Multicolor

Material

Ceramic

Vintage

Yes

Brand

Handmade

Type

Oil Pitcher

Item Height

12.5”

Production Style

Art Pottery

Production Technique

Pottery

Backstamp

Painted

Finish

Ash Glaze

Country of Origin

Greece

Handmade

Yes