Black-figure lekythos: Quadriga
Black-figure lekythos: Quadriga

Currently not on view

Black-figure lekythos: Quadriga,

early 5th century BCE

Greek, Attic
y1937-253

Information

Title
Black-figure lekythos: Quadriga
Dates

early 5th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 19.8 cm, diam. 6.8 cm (7 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1937-253
Culture
Attic
Period
Attic, Black-figure
Type
lekythoi, ceramics
Materials
glaze, ceramic
Subject
mythology, men, grapes, women, quadrigae, figures (representations), horses, running ornament

Purchased by Alan Marquand from Mather, inventoried and entered into the collection in 1937

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