Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) with centaur battling a warrior
The rare shape of this vase, the so-called Deianeira type, is characterized by its short concave mouth, ovoid body, and echinus foot. It is one of the earliest types of Attic lekythoi.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) with centaur battling a warrior
- Artist: Attributed to Painter of London B 31
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 575–550 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.)
diameter of foot 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm.)
diameter of mouth 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1939
- Object Number: 39.11.10
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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