VesselsGreek5th century BCE
Lekythos (oil flask): Woman holding an alabastron
480 BCE-470 BCE
Artists
DourisArtist
Description
A woman dressed in chiton, himation and spotted sakkos stands with her feet to the left, her back to the viewer, her head to the right. She holds an alabastron in her right hand. A chest is on the ground behind the woman.
Dimensions
H. 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Jacob Hirsch, Sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, June 17-19, 1912. To Frederick M. Watkins, 1941, gift; toThe Fogg Art Museum, 1959.
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