Squad lekythos. Greece, Attica, 4th century BC.

Squad lekythos. Greece, Attica, 4th century BC.
Ceramics.
Provenance: Private collection, Barcelona, Spain. Acquired in the 1970s from the Barcelona antique dealer, P. Joan.
Publications: Study made by the archaeologist and art historian Ricardo Batista Noguera, signed on February 23, 1979.
Conservation: Good state of conservation. Hole in the base.
Measurements: 9.5 cm high.

Small attic lekythos with black background decorated with the technique of red figures, characteristic of the Greek ceramic production of the fourth century BC. The piece presents a stylized shape with globular body, narrow neck and side handle, traditionally intended to contain perfumed oils, especially in funerary contexts.

The decoration shows a figurative scene in orange tones on a dark background, framed by ornamental motifs, following the classic canons of late Attic ceramics. This type of vessels, in addition to their practical function, had a marked symbolic value in funerary rituals, associated with the anointing of the body and offerings in the tomb.