Greek red-figure lekythos, Athens, c.470-460 BC, attributed to Painter of London E342
Terracotta
Height: 35.3cm
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The lekythos has a tall body with a low foot, narrow neck and funnel mouth. The scene shows a female figure facing Poseidon. She is wearing a chiton and cloak,...
The lekythos has a tall body with a low foot, narrow neck and funnel mouth. The scene shows a female figure facing Poseidon. She is wearing a chiton and cloak, whilst the bearded god is dressed with his cloak draped around his body and over one shoulder, a fillet in added red around his head. He holds a trident, whilst she extends her hands, proffering a fillet with red tassels. A meander frames the scene above and below, a well-executed design of palmettes and lotuses decorates the sloped shoulder, a band of tongues interspersed by dots around the neck. Upper edge of mouth, outside of pad foot and resting surface reserved and with a red wash. Broken across the top of the neck, cracks at the base of the handle, some minor misfiring.
Provenance
Professor Dr. Dirk Frederik Slothouwer (1884-1946), Delft,
the Netherlands; acquired 1920s
Mrs I.M. Sijthoff-Slothouwer, Voorschoten, the
Netherlands; by descent from her father, the above
Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK; acquired from the above 16th September 2001
Private collection (1925-2013), London, UK; acquired from the above 16th June
2002, thence by descent
Professor Slothouwer was an architect and latterly a
Professor in the history of architecture at the University of Delft. In 1909, aged 25, he
won the Prix de Rome which allowed him the funds to
begin his collection.
Exhibitions
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Leiden, The Netherlands, 15th May - 13th July 1975, no.222
Literature
For the type of drapery compare Corpus Vasorum
Antiquorum, Palermo 1, pl.20/6 (V.673), for Poseidon
see ibid., pl.20/5, (V.671), and for the decoration on the
shoulder see ibid., pl.20/4, (V.674)
Publications
A. Klasens et al., Klassieke Kunst in Particulier Bezit -
Nederlandse verzamelingen 1575-1975 (Leiden, 1975),
no.515
