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Oil flask (lekythos) with a man with shield and helmet at a grave
Greek
Classical Period
440–430 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground
Dimensions
Overall: 31.5 x 11 cm (12 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Robinson
Accession Number92.2609
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionA man and a woman on either side of a stele. The woman wears an Ionic chiton with red and white stripes and a red himation; she carries an oinochoe in one hand and a staff in the other. The man carries a large round shield in his left hand and his helmet in the other. His cloak is red.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Dracopoulos Brothers, Athens; purchased in Athens in 1882 by Edward Robinson from Dracopoulos Brothers (according to AJA 1886, p. 394); gift of Edward Robinson to MFA, February 10, 1892