Terracotta fragment of a lekythos (oil flask)

Unknown

late 6th/early 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On top of the shoulder (around the base of the neck), a band of tongues; below, chain of upright palmettes; below, top of the head of two males to left, with spears?

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th/early 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011