Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Achilles Painter

ca. 440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Two women The two sakkoi (snoods) and the mirror hanging on the wall indicate that the ladies are indoors. The pigment that originally rendered the clothing of the one at the left is lost, and the artist's preparatory drawing is visible. She is tying the belt that allows the upper part of her chiton (undergarment) to fall like a blouse. Her companion holds up an alabastron (perfume vase).

Artist

Achilles Painter

Date

ca. 440 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1908