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Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a mourning woman, winged spirit (eidolon), and youth at a grave
Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a mourning woman, winged spirit (eidolon), and youth at a grave

Oil flask (lekythos) depicting a mourning woman, winged spirit (eidolon), and youth at a grave

450–400 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, White Ground
Dimensions31.4 cm (12 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEverett Fund
Accession number86.156
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Lowell D. Allen Collection (according to the entry in the Robinson catalogue: Purchased, 1886. From Athens, 1875.); December 1886, purchased by MFA from Lowell D. Allen for $ 100.00 (this is the total price for MFA 86.155 and 86.156)
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the Achilles Painter
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the Achilles Painter
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