Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask)

This brief concerns a terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask) created by the Achilles Painter, dating to approximately 440 BCE. It is a Greek, Attic piece, classified as Vases, and held by the Department of Greek and Roman Art. The object measures 9 5/8 inches (24.5 cm) in height and has a diameter of 5 5/16 inches (13.5 cm).

The Achilles Painter, an ancient Attic-Greek vase-painter known for the red-figure style, was active around the 5th century BCE, with a birth year estimated around 500 BCE and death around 425 BCE. The lekythos was acquired via the Rogers Fund in 1917 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Details regarding the provenance of this specific lekythos are not provided in the supplied catalogue data. No exhibitions or specific literature relating to this piece are listed.