Pair of Grecian Funerary Lekythos (Oil Flasks) with Mourning Figures, RPPC Royal Copenhagen bell shot through glass

shot through glass

And the form of this two-tiered basket is just terrific I think

5 1/4" x 4 5/8" on a very thin laid paper

I'd think the long coat in this one is about to be closed in order to make it look like the boy has a dog head

A perfect one to hang by the last of the links from a nail on the wall

Pair of Grecian Funerary Lekythos (Oil Flasks) with Mourning Figures, RPPC Royal Copenhagen bell shot through glassI'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