Lekythos (oil flask): Offerings at a Tomb
450 BCE-400 BCE
Description
Offerings at a tomb; in center, a garlanded stele with pediment on two steps; at r. a woman in a chiton with a cloak thrown over her l. shoulder, on the l. a draped youth leaning on a staff)
Dimensions
30.4 cm (11 15/16 in.)
Provenance
JCH purchased in Athens 1897.
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