Oil flask (lekythos) with an athlete
about 490–480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in)
Diameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.41
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: A. van Branteghem Collection (Van Branteghem auction, May 30 - June 1, 1892, at Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 70) (said to come from Athens); by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)
