Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Berlin Painter
ca. 480 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.88.163
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Women
About the Artist
Berlin Painter
**The Berlin Painter** (active c. 505–460s BCE) is the conventional name given to one of the most accomplished Attic Greek vase painters of the early Classical period. An anonymous artist whose real name remains unknown, he worked in Athens and is celebrated for his masterful command of the red-figure technique. Over 400 vases and fragments have been attributed to him, many exported to Etruria and...