Artist Boston Phiale Painter (Attributed to)
Title Attic Red-Figure Lekythos
Creation Date ca. 430 BC
Century 5th century BC
Dimensions 14 13/16 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 2 13/16 in. (37.62 cm x 6.35 cm x 7.14 cm)
Object Type ceramic
Creation Place Europe, Italy, Sicily
Medium and Support terracotta
Gift of Edward Perry Warren, Esq., H ‘26
Accession Number 1913.11 https://artmuseum.bowdoin.edu/objects-1/info/1186
Model by D. Israel using Artec Space Spider Scanner
Originally designed as a perfume flask, this slender vessel is one of the highlights of the Museum’s Attic vase paintings. To the left a young girl performs a dance step under the watchful eye of her teacher. The artist is the leading pupil of the renowned Achilles Painter, and was credited with introducing a more lively and human spirit into his scenes.
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