Squat Lekythos, Oil Vase, Women at Their Toilette
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 430-420 BCE
Mediumterra cotta, red-figure ware
Dimensions8 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (21.9 × 14.6 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineThe William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
Object number71.8.1
DescriptionThe squat lekythos is a variety of the one-handled jug used for oil and perfumes. The squat body is broad at the base and lacks a well-defined shoulder. This shape gains popularity in the mid-fifth century BCE and remained popular into the fourth. Scenes of women are common on this vessel, reflecting its use by women.On View
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