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Oil flask (squat lekythos) with palmette
Greek, East Greek
Classical Period
about 400–375 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens; Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Sarcophagus No. 74
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Pattern
Dimensions
10.2 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.149
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDecorated with red figure palmette; slip-decorated ceramic.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); sarcophagus No. 74. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.