Terracotta Squat Lekythos Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2363 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2363

Period: Classical

Date: ca. 440–430 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1939

Accession Number: 39.11.11

Description:

Amazons

The subject is unclear. Indistinct lines indicating the terrain show that the archer is lying on the ground, either asleep or dead. The other figure seems to be coming to rouse her. The open eye on the shield identifies the critical element in the situation—will the fallen figure open her eyes or not?


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