Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Painter of New York 23.160.41

ca. 420 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Woman and youth at a tomb One of the objects carried by the woman is a plemochoe, a container for perfumed oil. Ceramic examples of the shape are most common in Athens during the late sixth and early fifth centuries B.C. Very fine examples also would have been made of marble.

Artist

Painter of New York 23.160.41

Date

ca. 420 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923