Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Two women at tomb
In the center, an altar stands before the burial mound. On the left, a woman approaches with fillets (bands). On the right, another woman pours water form a kalpis (water jar), which she holds by the horizontal handles. This representation provides a rare picture of a ritual being performed at a tomb.
In the center, an altar stands before the burial mound. On the left, a woman approaches with fillets (bands). On the right, another woman pours water form a kalpis (water jar), which she holds by the horizontal handles. This representation provides a rare picture of a ritual being performed at a tomb.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2335
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 440 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 15 7/16 in. (39.1 cm); diameter 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Julius Sachs, 1934
- Object Number: 34.32.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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