Black-glazed terracotta lekythos with a flared mouth and single loop handle, standing on a reddish foot against a grey background.

Lekythos (Oil Jar), Black-Glazed Terracotta

A tall, slender black-glazed terracotta vessel with a flaring mouth, a narrow neck, and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the neck. Its rounded body rests on a reddish-brown unglazed foot against a plain grey backdrop, with soft sheen across the surface.

Artist: Ancient Greek
Date: about 400 BCE
Medium: terracotta, black-glaze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1227 px

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