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Lekythos with Seated and Standing Figures
(Ancient Greece )
This marble funerary vase is carved in relief and depicts a seated woman, identified as Ada by the inscription above her head, and a standing man identified by an inscription as Mikon from Sigeion. Ada and Mikon clasp hands in a gesture of "dexiosis"--a final farewell. There is a weathered stencil above and below the scene, and on the shoulder; and there are traces of polychromy. The neck and base are broken off.
Inscription
Provenance
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Roussos, Athens, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1924, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P1502]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/21/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/6/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.2