Terracotta fragment of a lekythos (oil flask)

Unknown

last quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the shoulder, tips of rays or pendant lotus buds; below, nude youth to left holding the lead line of the rearing horse in his left hand; to the left of the mane of the horse, part of an inscription?

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 6th 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