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Attributed to the Carlsruhe Painter
Woman juggling
The lekythos suspended on the wall and the kalathos (wool basket) on the floor identify the setting as the women's quarters of a house. The seated lady is juggling, a pastime that is commonly depicted on lekythoi.
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Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Artist:
Attributed to the Carlsruhe Painter
Period: Classical
Date: 2nd quarter of 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); diameter 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Accession Number: 41.162.145
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