Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Painter of Athens 1934
ca. 440–430 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Two women at a tomb The woman at the left kneels and gesticulates in mourning. The economy and sureness of the drawing are as noteworthy as the fact that her sentiment is expressed by her pose, not by any facial expression. The figure on the right holds a basket with fillets.
- Artist
- Painter of Athens 1934
- Date
- ca. 440–430 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1922
