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Tall black vessel with a narrow neck and handle decorated by designs in orange depicting dense, flowing patterns above a robed winged figure framed by geometric spiraling patterns.
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  • Tall black vessel with a narrow neck and wide mouth, whose surface features orange floral patterns above a winged figure holding a vessel and flask framed by geometric borders.
  • Black vessel with a wide mouth and curving handle connecting the base and the narrow neck, with the surface glaze revealing an orange patina alongside floral and geometric patterns.
  • Detail of a black vessel whose surface features orange illustrations of a winged figure below florals and framed by geometric borders, wearing pleated robes while holding a flask and bowl.
  • A tall vessel with a wide mouth, narrow neck and handle, whose surface features geometric borders along the vessel's top and bottom and floral patterns around the handles base.
  • Tall black vessel with a narrow neck and handle decorated by designs in orange depicting dense, flowing patterns above a robed winged figure framed by geometric spiraling patterns.

Pan Painter

Oil Flask (Lekythos) Depicting Nike with an Oil Flask and Bowl
Now On View

Maker

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

Culture

Greek

Title

Oil Flask (Lekythos) Depicting Nike with an Oil Flask and Bowl

Year

ca. 480-470 BCE

Medium

  • terracotta,
  • red-figure

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • terracotta,
  • red-figure

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Attica; Archaeological Site: Gela

Dimensions

Height: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift from the Estate of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

56.061

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Attributed to Pan Painter (Greek, 480 - 460 BCE)
Oil Flask (Lekythos) Depicting Nike with an Oil Flask and Bowl, ca. 480-470 BCE
Terracotta, red-figure
Height: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 inches)
Gift from the Estate of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 56.061

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