Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

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mid-6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Lydian potters often decorated their works with a wash of iron oxide painted over a cream-colored slip in a simple wavy pattern that resembles the veining in marble. Lekythoi of this type probably contained scented oils.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Lydian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926