About this artwork
During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 151
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Lekythos (Oil Jar)
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Place
- Ancient Greece (Object made in)
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Date
- 400 BCE
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Medium
- terracotta, black-glaze
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Dimensions
- 24.1 × 11.1 × 11.1 cm (9 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Museum Purchase Fund
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Reference Number
- 1889.257
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/317/manifest.json
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