VesselsGreek5th-4th century BCE

Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Seated woman, swan and Eros

c. 400 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Red-figure

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11.4 x 5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)

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