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  • Vessel with an elongated, flared neck. Black background has an orange design with a winged figure holding a trumpet in one hand and a vessel in the other.
  • Vessel with an elongated, flared neck. Black background has an orange design with a winged figure holding a trumpet in one hand and a vessel in the other.

Pan Painter

Oil Flask (Lekythos)

Maker

Pan Painter (Greek, 480 - 460 BCE)

Culture

Greek

Title

Oil Flask (Lekythos)

Year

ca. 480 BCE

Medium

  • Red-figure terra cotta

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Red-figure terra cotta

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Attica; Archaeological Site: Gela

Dimensions

Height: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund and Special Gift Fund

Object Number

25.110

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

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Pan Painter (Greek, 480 - 460 BCE)
Oil Flask (Lekythos), ca. 480 BCE
Red-figure terra cotta
Height: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund and Special Gift Fund 25.110

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