Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Achilles Painter|Phiale Painter
ca. 450–440 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.53
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Achilles Painter|Phiale Painter
**The Achilles Painter** was a leading Athenian vase painter of the Classical period, active approximately from 470 to 425 BC. His conventional name derives from his name vase, a red-figure amphora (Vatican 16571) now in the Vatican Museums that depicts the hero Achilles in a pensive, armored pose, dated around 450–445 BC. As an Attic artist working in the red-figure technique, he produced works t...