Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Group of New York 28.57.10

ca. 340–320 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

Woman with attendant, youths, and Erotes

The scene has been interpreted as depicting a bride seated between the groom and the servant with a parasol, as Erotes hover above.

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Title: Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)
Artist: Attributed to the Group of New York 28.57.10
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 340–320 BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.57.10
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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