1977.216.2236: Lekythos (oil flask)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1977.216.2236

Title

Lekythos (oil flask)

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

c. 470 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica

Period

Classical period, Early

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/288465

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Red-figure

Dimensions

37.5 x 13 cm (14 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Henry W. Haynes, Cambridge, MA (by 1912), bequest: to The Department of the Classics, Harvard, (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Beazley Archive Database #13462

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912

Accession Year

1977

Object Number

1977.216.2236

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 137.

Exhibition History

• Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950
• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017

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