Image: Plastic Vessel in the form of a hand

Description: The shape of this container, most probably for perfumed oil, is unparalleled among Greek vases. It is moulded in the form of a hand clasping a miniature oil jar (lekythion), the smallest of the vase shapes produced by Greek workshops in the Classical period. The hand is painted white, a Greek convention to indicate that it is female. The lekythion, painted black, has a tall neck and a mouth with a broad overhanging rim and small opening for filling and pouring. In spite of its uniqueness, the hand vase belongs nonetheless to a category of Greek vessels known as plastic vases.
Title: Plastic Vessel in the form of a hand (HCA 233)
Credit: Hunt Museum
Author: Justin Gawke
Permission: Public Domain via Hunt Museum
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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