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Oil flask (lekythos) with an athlete
Painter: Douris
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 490–480 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in)
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.41
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 134.
DescriptionA young athlete about to jump, profile to right. In field a sponge. Inscribed in Greek to the right of the athlete's forehead and below: "Chairestratos is handsome"
(CHAI[R]ESTR[AT]OS KALOS)
Repaired with some restoration.
(CHAI[R]ESTR[AT]OS KALOS)
Repaired with some restoration.
Inscriptions"Chairestratos is handsome"
ΧΑΙ[Ρ]ΕΣΤΡ[ΑΤ]ΟΣ ΚΑΛΟΣ
ΧΑΙ[Ρ]ΕΣΤΡ[ΑΤ]ΟΣ ΚΑΛΟΣ
ProvenanceBy date unknown: A. van Branteghem Collection (Van Branteghem auction, May 30 - June 1, 1892, at Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 70) (said to come from Athens); by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)