Lekythos (oil flask): Visit at Tomb
White-ground lekythos (oil container) showing visit at tomb marked by tall, acanthus-crowned stele (marker). Bearded man wrapped in himation (mantle) on right, young beardless man with left hand raised on left. Palmette pattern on shoulder.
Polychrome paint badly preserved; neck, mouth, and handle of vessel restored from fragments with some fill.
Polychrome paint badly preserved; neck, mouth, and handle of vessel restored from fragments with some fill.
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)