VesselsGreek5th century BCE

Lekythos (oil flask): Woman with Balls of Wool

c. 470 BCE

Artists

The Brygos PainterArtist

Classification

Vessels

Technique

White-ground

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Early

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

37.1 x 13.4 cm (14 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Norbert Schimmel collection, Great Neck, NY, (by 1990), to; the Schimmel Foundation, Inc. (1990-1991), given; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.

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