Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Nike
Nike, the personification of victory, lends herself particularly well to the tall, rather narrow shape of a lekythos. The subject was common during the first decades of the fifth century B.C., undoubtedly in response to the Greek victory over the Persians.
Nike, the personification of victory, lends herself particularly well to the tall, rather narrow shape of a lekythos. The subject was common during the first decades of the fifth century B.C., undoubtedly in response to the Greek victory over the Persians.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Artist: Attributed to the manner of Douris
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 480–470 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); diameter 3 11/16 in (9.4 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
- Object Number: 25.78.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Douris
ca. 490 BCE
Douris
ca. 480 BCE
Douris
ca. 490–480 BCE
Douris
early 5th century BCE
Douris
ca. 480 BCE
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