Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Youth seated at tomb between youth and woman
The youth in the center, undoubtedly the deceased, is seated on the steps of his tomb. The shaft behind him is crowned by remarkably succulent akanthos leaves. The woman at the right carries a basket containing two lekythoi and an alabastron (perfume vase). The central figure fits into the composition rather awkwardly, but the intent is clearly to provide an image of the departed being mourned by those around him.
The youth in the center, undoubtedly the deceased, is seated on the steps of his tomb. The shaft behind him is crowned by remarkably succulent akanthos leaves. The woman at the right carries a basket containing two lekythoi and an alabastron (perfume vase). The central figure fits into the composition rather awkwardly, but the intent is clearly to provide an image of the departed being mourned by those around him.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the Woman Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420–400 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1169
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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