VesselsGreek6th-5th century BCE

Black-figure Lekythos: Three Palmettes

500 BCE-450 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

12.5 x 4 cm (4 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

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