lekythos (Jug)

Cylindrical lekythos of red clay with a white slip and black decorations; fine grained, smooth and hard fired. Low, two ledged foot that tapers in to meet the rounded base. The jug has a straight-walled body widening continuously to the wide shoulders that flatten then taper inwards. A cylindrical shaped neck sit atop of the shoulders and ends with a widen mouth having an everted rim. There is a small vertical handle that curves into the neck.