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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.35.46
Title
Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Owl and Olive Sprig
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292089

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Red-figure
Dimensions
12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Label on base reads "Attica 1905."

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #13429

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.35.46
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Squat lekythos decorated in the red-figure technique: owl and olive sprig.
Extensive spalling due to salt damage.

(Lower left in photograph)

Verification Level

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