A Group of Black and Red – Figure Lekythoi from Classical Period (5th – 4th century BC)

Cercetări Arheologice 32.1, 2025, 39-48
https://doi.org/10.46535/ca.32.1.03



A Group of Black and Red – Figure Lekythoi from Classical Period (5th – 4th century BC)


Authors: Cüneyt Öz Nizam Abay

Keywords:

Lekythoi, Selçuk University Museum, plain or shouldered lekythos, squat lekythos.

Abstract:

The study examines seven lekythoi donated to the collection of the Selçuk University Museum between 2019-2020. The analysed vessels can be categorized into two groups:plain or shouldered and squat. They were painted in black-figure and red-figure techniques. Their decorative motifs include figural (female head), floral (palmette) and geometric (meander, running dog, stripe, net pattern, white dot) elements. The plain or shouldered lekythoi date to the first half of the 5th century BC and the squat lekythoi to the 4th century BC. Some of the lekythoi have been attributed to the Bulas Group, while others were assigned to the Megera painter and his workshop. The clean clay content of the lekythoi, the lustre and quality of the firing and the fine workmanship of the decoration suggest they were likely imported from Attica.

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How to cite: Cüneyt Öz, Nizam Abay, A Group of Black and Red – Figure Lekythoi from Classical Period (5th – 4th century BC), Cercetări Arheologice, Vol. 32.1, pag. 39-48, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.46535/ca.32.1.03


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