Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
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The subject is unclear. Indistinct lines indicating the terrain show that the archer is lying on the ground, either asleep or dead. The other figure seems to be coming to rouse her. The open eye on the shield identifies the critical element in the situation—will the fallen figure open her eyes or not?
The subject is unclear. Indistinct lines indicating the terrain show that the archer is lying on the ground, either asleep or dead. The other figure seems to be coming to rouse her. The open eye on the shield identifies the critical element in the situation—will the fallen figure open her eyes or not?
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2363
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 440–430 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1939
- Object Number: 39.11.11
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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