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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1830
Title
Lekythos (oil flask): Seated Figure playing a Lyre flanked by Two Seated Listeners
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287338

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Black-figure
Dimensions
14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #331410

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from Dr. George H. Chase
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1830
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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