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Oil flask (lekythos)
Painter: The Painter of London E342
Greek
Early Classical Period
about 475–450 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground
Dimensions
35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.47
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionHermes conducting a soul to Charon. Charon in black chiton at left, pushing his boat to shore. Hermes wearing red chlamys, brings a girl, who wears a purple-red himation. Behind her, and before Charon, fly "souls" (small winged figures). At right stands a woman in chiton and himation, black with purple lines.
Condition: Much defaced.
Condition: Much defaced.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his letter of Feb. 9, 1901: bought from Lambros who said it was found in Athens); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)