A small drinking vessel known as a ‘guttus’. It is a small container designed to fill other vessels, such as oil lamps, via its spout located on the body (which is slender and tapered on the vase in question). As its name suggests, the liquid flowed from it only in small quantities or drop by drop.The shape, size and technique thus allow us to date the production of this vase to Magna Graecia, during the first half of the 4th century BC.
The statuette is made of solid bronze. It depicts a standing male figure, clad in a short cloak (which the Greeks called a chlamys) fastened over the right shoulder with a circular fibula. The man extends his right arm towards the viewer, whilst his left arm is entirely concealed beneath the cloak. In his visible hand, clenched into a fist, he held an attribute. His feet are clad in high ankle boots, fastened with incised laces. His hair, cut short, covers his head like a cap; a few strands are indicated by regular engravings. A button in the centre of the skull probably served to secure a headdress.
This lekythos has a rather stocky, rounded shape. It has a handle that forms a loop above the shoulder. The rim is flared and the neck is cylindrical and elongated. The base is circular and hollow.
