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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.147
Title
Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Eros and Woman
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
400 BCE-350 BCE
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291312

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #13576

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of E. P. Warren
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.147
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small squat lekythos: seated woman with nude upper body, her head turned towards the kneeling figure of Eros on the right; flesh painted in white; headband and wings of Eros picked out in added clay with traces of gilding.

Vase chipped at base and mouth.

Verification Level

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