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Oil flask (lekythos) with a satyr chasing a nymph
Greek
Archaic Period
about 490 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Six's technique
Dimensions
Height: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.); diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.885
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionSatyr pursuing a nymph. The figures incised in the black glaze; the nymph painted white. Meaningless inscriptions. Repaired with slight restoration.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: from Gela); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)