Advanced Search 
Oil flask (lekythos) with two women
Greek
Classical Period
about 450–425 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground
Dimensions
25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number09.70
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionA young woman in a red dress (peplos) holds out an oil bottle (alabastron) to a girl who is only partially preserved. In front of her is a stool. A maeander border is above. The palmettes which decorate the shoulder are a dull gray and pink. Inside is a small hollow, so that the vessel could actually contain a very small amount of oil, much less than it would appear from the size of the lekythos itself.
Condition: Broken and put together.
Condition: Broken and put together.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Richard Norton; February 9, 1909: purchased by MFA through Richard Norton for $ 260.00 (this is the total price for 09.69-09.70)