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Greek, Attica

Lekythos (Oil Bottle), c. 450 B.C.

Terracotta, white-ground technique
Height: 31 cm (12 1/4 in.); Diameter at mouth 5.2 cm (2 in.); Diameter at shoulder: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); Diameter at base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through The Antiquarian Society, 1907.19