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Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Two Deer Feeding

Lekythos · c. 575 BCE-550 BCE

Shoulder: two deer feeding with a cock on each side; body of one deer in applied purple with white stripes on belly and white dots on rump; on base, rays. Applied purple stripe on upper edge of rim. The entire vase, except for the shoulder and base, is covered with a dark paint badly worn and unevenly fired (red in spots).

Shape

Lekythos

Period

Archaic period

Date

c. 575 BCE-550 BCE

Culture

Greek

Medium

Terracotta; pale yellow clay with slip and applied purple

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1925.30.10

Image Source

harvard

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