Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 285
t of bolt to thesides of the vase. The carefully moulded anddelicate forms of certain othervases, as well as their small size,indicate that they were designed toreceive liquids more precious thanwine or water. Such is the lecythus(\rjfcv0os), a sort of cruet used forperfumes, where the slender… … Fig. 99. — ARYBALLICLECYTHUS. PAINTED VASES. VI open neck. The handle is very elevated, and isattached at the edge of the orifice and at the base ofthe neck. When the lecythus, instead of being elon-gated, becomes rounded and has a spherical body, itis called an aryballic lecythus; it resembles the…
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