VesselsGreek6th-5th century BCE

White-figure Lekythos (oil flask): Striding Hunter

c. 500 BCE

Description

Inscription: "Ail". Hunter carrying a pelt and striding to right; in front, a stag. On the shoulder, a ray pattern.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta; Six's technique, white on black glaze; red ground

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13.6 x 5.2 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)

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