Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Washing Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159

Woman dressing

This charming, intimate vignette shows a woman who has already done her hair and put on a necklace and thigh band. Behind her stands a large plemochoe, a vase for scented oil. She lifts her chiton from the chair, which is provided with a pillow and, in the background, a footstool.

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Washing Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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