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Eros lacing the sandals of the bride

Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of an acorn with scene of bridal preparations

410–400 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 16.2 x 6 cm (6 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number95.1402
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1895: Anonymous collection (said to have been found at Aigion, but also said to have been found between Patras and Pyrgos) [this provenance applies to 96.717-96.718 and 95.1402-95.1403, all having been found together]; Anonymous gift to MFA, 1896
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