Lekythos (oil flask): Offerings at a Tomb
430 BCE
Description
Offerings at a tomb; in center a Doric stele on two stpes hung with red garlands; at l. a draped female figure and on the r. a youth wearing a cloak in red ; between him and the stele a "soul" in silhouette, almost entirely obliterated
Dimensions
26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)
Provenance
JCH purchased in Athens 1897.
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