Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Creator Name

Brygos Painter

Cultural Context

Greek, Attic

Date

5th century BCE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the work

Curationist Object Description

This terracotta oil flask celebrates ancient Greek might at sea. Athena, the goddess of war and the patron saint of Athens, wears her customary helmet. She holds a spear in one hand and the curved stern of a warship in the other. This vase may commemorate an Athenian victory following the city-state’s major investment in enlarging their navy.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Lekythos

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Title

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Creator

Brygos Painter

Attributed to the Brygos Painter, , Artist

Worktype

Vases

Cultural Context

Greek, Attic

Material

Terracotta

Dimensions

H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); diameter of body 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm); diameter of foot 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); diameter of mouth 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm);
height: 34.01centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

5th century BCE

ca. 480–470 BCE

Provenance

Purchase, The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1925

Style Period

Classical

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Athena

Topic

Weapons

Curationist Metadata Contributors

Christina Stone; Reina Gattuso

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Brygos Painter, Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), 480–470 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Athena, the Greek goddess of war, celebrates a victory at sea. Public Domain.

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