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The application of glaze to an Attic shape effectively articulates the various parts and gives it a formal, finished appearance. Attic black-figured and black-glazed lekythoi persisted well after the introduction of the red-figure technique about 530 B.C.
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Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Period: Late Archaic
Date: 1st quarter of 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); diameter 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.227
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