3-047-509 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Attic White-Ground Lekythos, about 490 BC. Oil Jar with Youths Arming. Additional Info: On this Athenian white-ground lekythos two young warriors put on their armor, assisted by a woman and a young boy. The main lines of the bodies and clothing are drawn in black glaze, and the rest of the drawing is rendered with a brownish line made from diluted glaze. The words written between the figures are kalos inscriptions, praising Athenian youths. Large, white-ground lekythoi with outline drawing like this one are unusual in the early 400s BC, yet four such lekythoi have been attributed to Douris.