Grave marker in the form of an oil flask (lekythos)
about 360 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueMarble, Pentelic
DimensionsOverall: 51 × 33 × 14 cm (20 1/16 × 13 × 5 1/2 in.) 118.5 LBS DV add 10 LBS for wall mount
Case (painted wooden pedestal): 115.6 x 29.2 x 31.8 cm (45 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Case (painted wooden pedestal): 115.6 x 29.2 x 31.8 cm (45 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession number1972.864
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Koutoulakis in Paris; by 1972: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (said to come from an old Swiss collection); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., September 13, 1972
late 1st B.C.
about A.D. 160–180
about 445–435 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 400–375 B.C.
4th century B.C. or slightly later
4th century B.C.
390-380 B.C.
about 350 B.C.
about 390–380 B.C.