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White-Ground Lekythos: Visit at Tomb

White-Ground Lekythos: Visit at Tomb

Greek

In the center there is a gravestone, topped by two symmetrical scrolls and a palmette in red and black. A dark red garland is tied around it. On the left stands a woman wearing a cloak (himation) over a tunic (chiton) and with a fillet around her head; on the right there is a helmeted warrior in a red cloak. The decoration on this vase may not be entirely original.

Terracotta

Classical period, High

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