Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Achilles Painter
ca. 440 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1954
Accession Number
54.11.7
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Women
About the Artist
Achilles 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...