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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
diameter  3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Date: ca. 520 B.C..
On the body, goddess mounting chariot
On the shoulder, horseman and athletes approaching seated man
The grayish color of the clay indicates that the vase was in a fire, possibly a funeral pyre. The palmette ornament under the handle is adopted from neck-amphorae.
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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) diameter 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Date: ca. 520 B.C.. On the body, goddess mounting chariot On the shoulder, horseman and athletes approaching seated man The grayish color of the clay indicates that the vase was in a fire, possibly a funeral pyre. The palmette ornament under the handle is adopted from neck-amphorae.
Technique/matériel:
Terracotta; black-figure
Période:
ARCHAIC
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
2458 x 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Taille d'impression:
20.8 x 20.8 cm | 8.2 x 8.2 in (300 dpi)