Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), mid-4th century

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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Classical, mid-4th century , Greek, South Italian, probably Paestan, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm), Vases, The Judgment of Paris. Among the rare black-figure works made in Southern Italy, lekythoi of this distinctive shape were produced in Paestum, Campania, and Sicily. The scene features Hermes, whose pose and articulation surely reflect a bronze sculpture

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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