Lekythos (Oil Flask): Two Women Carrying Offerings to the Dead
Artist
The Achilles Painter
Culture
Greek
Date450–440 BCE
Mediumwhite-ground painted pottery
Dimensions33.4 x 11.6 cm (13 1/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Felton Sargent, in memory of Miss Mary S. Felton, daughter of President Cornelius Felton, Harvard University.
Terms
Object number1900.65
DescriptionFrom the vicinity of Athens; Lekythos-Two standing women, one carrying a tray of taeniae, the other, a perfume vase. Pottery. Drawing in glaze on a white ground. Inscribed: Hygiainon Kalos.ProvenanceMiss Mary Felton Sargent, Worcester, MA
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