Detail View: The AMICA Library: White-Ground Lekythos (Funerary Oil Pitcher)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1928.859
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Group R
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Creator Nationality:
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Greek
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Group R
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Title:
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White-Ground Lekythos (Funerary Oil Pitcher)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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c. 420 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-425
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Creation End Date:
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-415
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Materials and Techniques:
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painted terracotta
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Style or Period:
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Greece, Attic, 5th Century BC
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 49.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1928.859
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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Rights:
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Context:
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The white-ground technique was the closest form to ancient wall painting. The artist covered the area of the vessel that was to be decorated with a thick white slip and then he drew the figures and subsidiary decoration on that ground.Scene: Three youths at a tomb.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1928.859det02.tif
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