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ANDRÁS MÁRTON AND GYÖRGY NEMES: Corinthian White-Ground Lekythoi

J. Boardman and D. C. Kurtz, Greek Burial Customs, Oxford 1985, 121; Kurtz 1975, 219. J. H. Oakley, Picturing Death in Classical Athens, Cambridge 2004, 181. J. Boardman and M. Robertson, "Castle Ashby, Northampton", Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Great Britain 15, Oxford 1979, 32, no. 75, pi. 52; Oakley 2004, 182, List 19.11. On the iconography of the early white-ground lekythoi: J. H. Oakley, "Die Ursprünge der attisch-weißgrundigen Lekythos", in D. Papenfuß and At. Strocka, Hrg., Gab es das Griechische Wunder?. Mainz 2001, 101-10. Especially the products of the Reed Painter and his workshop, Oakley 2004, 182. On the echo of the Peloponnesian War in vase painting: K. Arafat and C. Morgan, "Pots and Potters in Athens and Corinth: A Review", Oxford Journal of Archaeology 8 (1989), 311-16, 332. On duel scenes in a funerary context cf. L. Malten, "Leichenspiel und Totenkult", Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts Römische Abteilung 38-39 (1923-24), 300-40, 316. Inv. no. 50.325. Unprovenanced. The bequest of András Alföldi. Bibliography: Z. Oroszlán and A. Dobrovits, Antik Kiállítás. Vezető [Exhibition of the Antique Collection. A Guide], Budapest 1947, 50, no. XXXIV; B. Caprez-Csornay, "Alföldi András gyűjteménye" [The collection of András Alföldi], A Szépművészeti Múzeum Újságja [Newsletter of the Museum of Fine Arts] / (1991), 4. kép; J. Gy. Szilágyi, "Le legs d'András Alföldi. Alföldi András hagyatéka", Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts 74 (1991), 71-76, 115-16, figs. 37, 73, on the right at the back in the middle row, and on the cover in reverse, (day: light brown [10YR 8/4]. Glaze: burnt to an orange-red colour [2.5 YR 5/6-5/8] on the foot of the vase and the lower part of the body, slightly shiny, brownish-black [10YR 5/1, 4/1, 3/1]. Height: 17.8 cm. Diameter of foot: 4.8 cm. Diameter of mouth: 4.6 cm. Slightly chipped on the rim and the body, otherwise intact. The black glaze and the paint are extremely worn here and there. The use of a slip to darken the clay is quite frequent on Corinthian vases following Attic prototypes: K. Gex, "Rotfigurige und weissgrundige Keramik", Eretria IX, Lausanne 1993, 76, Anm. 13, with bibliography. Cd. I). Frère, "Nantes, Musée Dobrée", Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum

, France 36, Paris 1997, pi. 5.5-6. With similar hairstyle: I. Wehgartner, "Berlin Antikenmuseum, Band 8", Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland 62, München 1991, Tal. 37.1—1, 52-53. For the interpretation of the coiffures: Clairmont 1993, Introductory volume, 35. Such an oversized mirror is never seen on Attic lekythoi. For a similar composition see K. A. Rhomaios, "Athènes - Musée National 1", Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum., Grèce 1, Paris s. d., III J c, pl. 7.1, 2, 5. For the mirror type: P. Oberländer, Griechische Handspiegel, Hamburg 1967, 126-46, n. 1, 8, n. 152, 9; P. G. Schneider-Herrmann, "Ein apulisches Vasenfragment", Bulletin van de Vereeniging tot bevorderiug der keunis van de Autieke Bescbav/ng tes-Gravenhage XXVI (1961), 64-70, 68.