Harvard Art Museums > 1972.43: Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Maid Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Maid (The Achilles Painter) , 1972.43,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287006. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.43 People The Achilles Painter, Greek (active c. 450-440 BCE) Title Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Maid Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 450 BCE-440 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Classical period, High Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287006 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique White ground Dimensions 34 x 10.2 cm (13 3/8 x 4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins; Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1972. In addition, a handwritten note in the 1973 catalogue written by David Mitten quotes a March 5, 1973 letter from Dietrich von Bothmer: "On loan to MFA in 1912. Sold by the widow of Richard Norton to Morley." [Andreya Mihaloew 4/28/2008] State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #214007 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.43 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973) David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 12, no. 24. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
