Lekythos (Oil Jar)
Ancient Greek
about 400 BCE
Medium
terracotta, black-glaze
Dimensions
24.1 × 11.1 × 11.1 cm (9 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
Classification
vessel
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
317
About the Artist
Ancient Greek
The artist known simply as "Ancient Greek" represents the anonymous masters of Attic vase painting, a cornerstone of Classical Greek art from the Archaic and Classical periods (circa 700–300 BCE). Little is known of their personal life, as ancient Greek potters and painters rarely signed their works or left biographical traces; early life and training remain not well documented. These creators ope...