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Pan Painter

Oil Flask (Lekythos)

Description

Maker

Attributed to Pan Painter (Greek, 480 - 460 BCE)

Culture

Greek

Title

Oil Flask (Lekythos)

Year

480 BCE-470 BCE

Medium

  • terracotta,
  • red-figure

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • terracotta,
  • red-figure

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Attica

Dimensions

Height: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Susan Martin Allien

Object Number

35.708

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Found in Gela, Sicily, this oversized oil flask (lekythos) was created as a funerary votive offering. The piece was painted by one of the most skilled Greek vase painters, an anonymous artist called the Pan Painter, known for his love of intricate patterns and details. The winged goddess Nike is depicted on the flask, holding a lyre and flying gracefully toward the viewer. Although she is the goddess of victory, Nike could also represent the achievement of wealth and success, and evoke a pleasant afterlife. This Nike, as a funerary votive, was probably meant to hint that death could be overcome.

Betty Woodman
Il Giardino Dipinto
Feb 18, 2005 – May 01, 2005

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Tombstone

Attributed to Pan Painter (Greek, 480 - 460 BCE)
Oil Flask (Lekythos), 480 BCE-470 BCE
Terracotta, red-figure
Height: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 inches)
Bequest of Susan Martin Allien 35.708

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