Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Woman and young warrior at a tomb
The warrior is equipped with a helmet and spear. Of particular note is marvelous fluency in the rendering of the woman, caught as she sinks to her knees with her arms raised in grief over her head.
The warrior is equipped with a helmet and spear. Of particular note is marvelous fluency in the rendering of the woman, caught as she sinks to her knees with her arms raised in grief over her head.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the Quadrate Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H.: 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.133
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Quadrate Painter
ca. 420 BCE
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ca. 420 BCE
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