Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

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1st quarter of 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The application of glaze to an Attic shape effectively articulates the various parts and gives it a formal, finished appearance. Attic black-figured and black-glazed lekythoi persisted well after the introduction of the red-figure technique about 530 B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st quarter of 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941