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Inscription painter

Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a visit to the grave

Description

Maker

Attributed to Inscription painter (Greek, ca. 475-450 BC)

Culture

Greek

Title

Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a visit to the grave

Year

470-450 BCE

Medium

  • terracotta,
  • white-ground

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • terracotta,
  • white-ground

Materials

clay products

Geography

Attica

Dimensions

Height: 35 cm (13 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

69.142.1

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Scenes depicted on Greek vessels can give us information regarding the function of such vessels and contribute to our understanding of Greek customs. Visits to the grave are common subjects on funerary vases. Here a woman brings offerings, including an oil flask (lekythos), to a grave. The warrior to the right of the grave monument may represent the deceased as he would have appeared in life. The Greeks believed that a person lived on after death mainly through remembrance by the living; loved ones continuing to offer at the grave, as in the scene on this piece, would achieve that living memory.

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

Tombstone

Attributed to Inscription painter (Greek, ca. 475-450 BC)
Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a visit to the grave, 470-450 BCE
Terracotta, white-ground
Height: 35 cm (13 3/4 inches)
Anonymous gift 69.142.1

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