Harvard Art Museums > 1925.30.37: Lekythos (oil flask): Woman Carrying Box Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lekythos (oil flask): Woman Carrying Box , 1925.30.37,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 07, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291594. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.30.37 Title Lekythos (oil flask): Woman Carrying Box Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 470 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291594 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta; pale reddish clay, partially painted Technique Red-figure Dimensions 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Joseph Clark Hoppin, Purchased in Athens, 1898, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1925. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #208371 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin Accession Year 1925 Object Number 1925.30.37 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description On shoulder, radiating lines. On edge, simple meander pattern. Woman advancing to right clad in a chiton ornamented with dots, a fillet in her hair (outline reserved), carrying a large box. On a chair behind her a bundle of clothes. Dots on her chiton and on the box in faint brown lines. Mouth, handle, foot, and body painted, neck and shoulder reserved. Good drawing. Surface chipped. Publication History Joseph Clark Hoppin and Albert Gallatin, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 1, Hoppin and Gallatin Collections, Libraire Ancienne Edouard Champion (Paris, 1926) Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
