Vases Lekythos Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a winged Persi...
Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a winged Persian dancer

Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a winged Persian dancer

Lekythos · 4th century B.C.
A winged woman dancing a special dance (the Greeks called it oklasma) associated with the cult of Dionysos. She kneels on her right knee on a spool base. She wears an eastern (also called Persian, "Oriental") costume with a tiara, tights from wrists to ankles, a belted chiton over the tights, shoes. She holds her hands above her head.
Shape
Period
Late Classical Period
Date
4th century B.C.
Culture
Greek
Medium
Ceramic, Figural
Findspot
Greece, Attica, Athens
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
01.8103
Image Source
boston_mfa
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)