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Oil flask (lekythos) depicting Athena holding helmet and shield
Painter: the Nikon Painter
Greek
Classical Period
about 470 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number69.1053
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAthena, in right profile, holding her high-crested helmet and a shield with her horse as a device.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to be from Gela; by 1967: perhaps with a New York dealer; 1967: with Sotheby & Co., 34 & 35, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (Sotheby & Co. auction, November 27, 1967, lot 158); date unknown: Hesperia Art Bulletin 47, no. A 26; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 17, 1969