Black-Glazed Squat Lekythos, Oil Jar
A squat, melon-shaped vessel with a glossy black surface, a flared cylindrical neck, and a single loop handle rising from shoulder to neck. Vertical fluted ribs run around the rounded body, and a small raised band encircles the flat base against a plain light background.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- 430-410 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta, black-glaze with impressed decoration
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2151 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -410).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Chester D. Tripp