Ancient Campanian Red-Figure Lekythos Attributed to the Lille Painter associated with rulership

associated with rulership

executed in black and red pigments over a cream slip

These ribbed surfaces strengthened the vessel’s thin walls

The piece displays ancient losses to both forearms but retains excellent surface detail with mineral deposits and root marks from long burial

Ancient Campanian Red-Figure Lekythos Attributed to the Lille Painter associated with rulershipAncient Campanian Red Figure Lekythos Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 4th Century BC An elegant Campanian red figure lekythos finely decorated with the graceful profile of a woman wearing an ornate sakkos (hair covering), embellished with delicate white highlights and carefully executed dotted ornamentation. Her refined features are rendered in the distinctive South Italian red figure style, while the vessels tall, flaring neck, single strap handle, and