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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Brygos Painter
ca. 490–480 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Goddess, probably Hera

The figure is identifiable as a goddess by the scepter in her left hand. Traces of an A from an inscription suggest that she is Hera. She holds a phiale, which indicates a context involving a libation. The goddess is richly dressed in a combination of garments that ripple over her body in heavier and finer folds. The floral ornament on the shoulder is disposed so as to complement the treatment of the figure.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Brygos Painter
  • Period: Late Archaic
  • Date: ca. 490–480 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); diameter 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.57.12
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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