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Funerary marker in the form of an oil flask (lekythos)
Funerary marker in the form of an oil flask (lekythos)

Funerary marker in the form of an oil flask (lekythos)

c. 390 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens
DimensionsHeight: 115 cm (45 1/4 in.)
490 LBS DV
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman
Accession number63.1040
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1963, John J. Klejman (dealer; b. 1906 - d. 1995), New York; 1963, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 1963)
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