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Oil flask (lekythos) with Eros carrying a victor's ribbon

Oil flask (lekythos) with Eros carrying a victor's ribbon

about 490–480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 7.9 x 7.6 cm (8 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number10.180
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
InscriptionsR - ΗΟΠΑΙS L - ΚΑLΟS
ProvenanceBy 1902: with E. P. Warren (according to his records: Bought in 1902. Provenience unknown.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)
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