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Oil flask (lekythos) with a maiden
Greek
Classical Period
about 470–460 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 32.8 cm (12 15/16 in.); diameter: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.40
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 158.
DescriptionA maiden, profile to left, stands looking down into a tall basket in which she drops a flower.
In the field, the Greek inscription "Lihas is handsome" (Lihas Kalos). The word Lihas to the right of her head, the word Kalos beneath the mirror to the left of her head.
In the field, the Greek inscription "Lihas is handsome" (Lihas Kalos). The word Lihas to the right of her head, the word Kalos beneath the mirror to the left of her head.
InscriptionsR: ΛΙΧΑΣ
L: ΚΑΛΟΣ
L: ΚΑΛΟΣ
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: said to have been found at Eretria); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)