VesselsGreek5th-4th century BCE

Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Figure in Chiton and Mantle

c. 420-390 BCE

Description

Hovering winged? figure in chiton and mantle. Faint lines on the chiton, hair outline reserved. Hasty technique. Intact.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Red-figure

Medium

Terracotta, steely black glaze

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Joseph Clark Hoppin, purchased in Athens, 1898; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

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