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Oil flask (lekythos)
Greek
Early Classical Period
460–450 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground
Dimensions
Height: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number1970.428
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionA man and woman approach a large, complex grave (base, main section in five blocks, and painted stele which is so tall that projects over the border into the shoulder field). The woman wears a brownish-red dress and brings a tray with cakes, wreaths and two lekythoi. Her skin has been painted in added white. The man has a staff and touches the back of the stele with his right hand. Six ribbons (in white, black and red) hang from the tray and will be tied around the tomb.
Condition: Repieced; repaired around mouth; foot and section of the lower body restored.
Condition: Repieced; repaired around mouth; foot and section of the lower body restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland, Auction 40, December 13, 1969, lot 112; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 16, 1970