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Lekythos (oil flask): Woman holding an alabastron

Red-figure Douris · Lekythos · 480 BCE-470 BCE

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.

Shape

Lekythos

Technique

Red-figure

Period

Classical period, Early

Date

480 BCE-470 BCE

Culture

Greek

Painter

Douris

Attribution

Manner of

Dimensions

H: 76.20 cm

Findspot

Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1959.193

Image Source

harvard

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