VesselsGreek5th century BCE

Lekythos (oil flask): Woman and Maid

c. 450 BCE-440 BCE

Artists

The Achilles PainterArtist

Classification

Vessels

Technique

White ground

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

34 x 10.2 cm (13 3/8 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Frederick M. Watkins; Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1972. In addition, a handwritten note in the 1973 catalogue written by David Mitten quotes a March 5, 1973 letter from Dietrich von Bothmer: "On loan to MFA in 1912. Sold by the widow of Richard Norton to Morley." [Andreya Mihaloew 4/28/2008]

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