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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta; black-figure
Greek, Attic
Archaic
ca. 550–530 B.C.
Attributed to the Amasis Painter
H. 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1931
31.11.10

On the shoulder, a seated woman, perhaps a goddess, is approached by four youths and eight dancing maidens
On the body, women are making woolen cloth.


One of the most important responsibilities of women in ancient Greece was the preparation of wool and the weaving of cloth. Here, in the center, two women work at an upright loom. To the right, three women weigh wool. Farther to the right, four women spin wool into yarn, while between them finished cloth is being folded. The Amasis Painter is named after the potter, Amasis, who produced the vases.