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Lekythos - 2009.03.4

Acquisition number: 2009.03

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Left to right: Oinochoe (2009.03.5), Lekythos (2009.03.4), Miniature oinochoe (2009.03.6), Miniature oinochoe (2009.03.7).

Intact but the surface is worn and incrusted. Orange clay, pale brown on the surface. Simple everted lip. There is a bulge in the neck. Perked-up body. There is a crudely-attached handle from neck to shoulder; it has a broad groove down the outer face. Distinct foot, flat on the underside. There is a groove running round the vase on the lower part of the shoulder.

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Title: Lekythos - 2009.03.4

Acquisition number: 2009.03

Author or editor: J.R. Green

Culture or period: Punic.

Date: Phases V-VI: Late Hellenistic to Early Roman.

Material: Clay - Terracotta

Object type: Lekythos

Dimensions: 136mm (h)

Origin region or location: Malta

Display case or on loan: 2

Keywords: Maltese, Punic

C. Sagona, Mediterranean Archaeology 9-10, 1996-97, 41 no. 8.

2009.03.4

Lekythos

Ht 13.6cm

(Parliament of Australia inventory number 01/0069.003)

Intact but the surface is worn and incrusted. Orange clay, pale brown on the surface. Simple everted lip. There is a bulge in the neck. Perked-up body. There is a crudely-attached handle from neck to shoulder; it has a broad groove down the outer face. Distinct foot, flat on the underside. There is a groove running round the vase on the lower part of the shoulder.

Sagona places the piece in Phases V-VI: Late Hellenistic to Early Roman.

C. Sagona, Mediterranean Archaeology 9-10, 1996-97, 41 no. 8.

Parliament of Australia.

Parliament Dr, Canberra ACT 2600.