M0016196: Three Greek lekythos decorated in red figure technique, 5th and 4th century BC

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Greek Lekythos showing showing a winged female figure with arms outstretched, 5th century B.C.

Photograph of three Greek lekythos. The first (right) is from the 4th century BC and is decorated with a bird and conventional design. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1928 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R762/1936). The middle lekythos is Attic from the 5th century BC and is decorated with a winged female figure. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1930 and accessioned in 1946 (accession number R220/1946). The third lekythos (left) is from the 5th century BC and decorated with the figure of a hare. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1931 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R1328/1936). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0016195, M00161097

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R762/1936, R1328/1936 and R220/1946

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.