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White-figure Lekythos (oil flask): Striding Hunter

Lekythos · c. 500 BCE

Inscription: "Ail". Hunter carrying a pelt and striding to right; in front, a stag. On the shoulder, a ray pattern.

Shape

Period

Archaic period

Date

c. 500 BCE

Culture

Greek

Dimensions

H: 13.60 cm W: 5.20 cm

Medium

Terracotta; Six's technique, white on black glaze; red ground

Findspot

Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1960.333

Image Source

harvard

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