Red-figure lekythos with Poseidon
Red-figure lekythos with Poseidon

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Red-figure lekythos with Poseidon,

ca. 470 BCE

Greek, Attic
y1933-43

Information

Title
Red-figure lekythos with Poseidon
Dates

ca. 470 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 23.9 cm, diam. 8.6 cm (9 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
y1933-43
Culture
Attic
Period
Attic, Red-figure
Type
lekythoi, ceramics
Materials
ceramic, glaze
Subject
meanders (patterns), seas, mythology, men, palmettes, deities, altars, running ornament, figures (representations)

Acquired by Junius S. Morgan, Jr., Class of 1888, at an unknown date from an unknown source; bequeathed to the Museum in 1933 by Morgan.

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