Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Woman and girl at a tomb
The young woman at right is bringing an alabastron (perfume vase) and a fillet. The added color of her garments is lost. The woman at left may be her mistress, and may be deceased. The stool on top of the grave monument cannot surely be explained.
The young woman at right is bringing an alabastron (perfume vase) and a fillet. The added color of her garments is lost. The woman at left may be her mistress, and may be deceased. The stool on top of the grave monument cannot surely be explained.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the Thanatos Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 440–430 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
diameter 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
- Object Number: 12.229.10
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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