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An Attic black-figure lekythos

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6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Attic black-figure lekythos
Attributed to the Phanyllis Group, circa 5th Century B.C.
Depicting a central nude male facing right, holding a spear in his right hand, flanked on both sides by two draped male figures, all holding staffs and facing the central figure, the shoulder with a palmette above the nude figure, and two draped figures either side, details in added red, 21.5cm high

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Provenance:
with L'Art Ancien, Montreal, April 1986.

The central scene on this lekythos is a common motif known as the 'departing warrior'. Shown beardless and without armour, this vase depicts an ephebe, a young Greek who has just turned 18 and has officially become an adult and a citizen. He will serve as an ephebe for two years: the first will comprise his military training, the second will be spent protecting the frontiers of the Attic territory, before transitioning into a hoplite warrior at the age of 20. For an exploration of departure of warrior scenes as primary evidence for activities and attitudes of 5th Century Athens, see S.B. Matheson, 'Beardless, Armed, and Barefoot: Ephebes, Warriors, and Ritual on Athenian Vases', in D. Yatromanolakis (ed.), An Archaeology of Representations: Ancient Greek Vase-Painting and Contemporary Methodology, Athens, 2009, p. 373-413.

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