{"product_id":"attic-black-figure-lekythos-with-athena-in-combat","title":"Attic Black Figure Lekythos with Athena in Combat","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthens, late 6th to early 5th century B.C.\u003cbr\u003eA slender cylindrical vessel with ovoid body tapering to a small foot, narrow neck, and flaring mouth, the shoulder decorated with a band of black tongues and dotted ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal panel shows Athena advancing right, wearing a long peplos and high‑crested helmet, holding a round shield on her left arm and thrusting forward a spear toward a confronting warrior, who moves left in a dynamic, lunging pose, nude or lightly armed, with spear and shield; above them runs an arched, dotted line suggesting a hanging garland or framing device, with added red details now mostly fugitive. The scene is best understood as Athena engaging a generic heroized opponent in battle, part of the broader repertoire of martial and mythological combats on late Archaic lekythoi rather than a firmly individualized episode. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 5-5\/8 in. (14.3 cm)  Height\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Visible repair to foot surface wear and with areas of misfiring, surface encrustation and minor losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance Mr. Tony D., Cannonville, Utah, acquired 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53211203174714,"sku":"17442","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17442bl.jpg?v=1774465443","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/attic-black-figure-lekythos-with-athena-in-combat","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}