Pair of Grecian Funerary Lekythos (Oil Flasks) with Mourning Figures, RPPC European ceramic with the introduction by Hesse

with the introduction by Hesse added in 1927

Formal study of a found situation in a Soho loft

1880s or so

and looks great doing it

Pair of Grecian Funerary Lekythos (Oil Flasks) with Mourning Figures, RPPC European ceramic with the introduction by HesseI've become really attracted to old photos of classical art, whether statues of vessels, so immediate scooped up this real photo postcard and a second of a Grecian amphora as soon as I spotted them. A bit of research (I'm including an image of a funerary lekythos from the Met's collection) leads me to understand that it is mourners being depicted on this pair of white grounded lekythos, and I believe it is the spirit of the deceased shown fluttering