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Oil flask (lekythos) with Eros carrying a victor's ribbon
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 490–480 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 7.9 x 7.6 cm (8 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.180
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 021.
DescriptionEros, winged in frontal view, flying and carrying a fillet.
Inscribed in Greek: HO PAIS in the field at right, KALOS at left. "The boy is handsome" (KALOS HO PAIS).
Inscribed in Greek: HO PAIS in the field at right, KALOS at left. "The boy is handsome" (KALOS HO PAIS).
InscriptionsR - ΗΟΠΑΙS
L - ΚΑLΟS
L - ΚΑLΟS
ProvenanceBy 1902: with E. P. Warren (according to his records: Bought in 1902. Provenience unknown.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)