Lekythos
MS434A
From: Cyprus (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS434A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Cyprus (uncertain) |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Date Made | 450-425 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Figure |
| Iconography | Eros | Basket | Greek Inscription |
| Description | At left, Eros kneels on one knee, wings outstretched, extending hands upward touching a rectangular basket carried by a woman advancing from right. Diagonally across her is incised: A fillet hangs behind her on upper wall. Maeander and checkerboard border above. Handle missing, except points of attachment. |
| Height | 15.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number | 5689 - Old Museum Number |
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