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Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board-Game in the Presence of Athena500-475 B.C.

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Ancient Greek terracotta lekythos with black-figure decoration showing two draped figures facing each other on the vessel body, with worn surface and single looped handle

Unknown, Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board-Game in the Presence of Athena, 500-475 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board-Game in the Presence of Athena
Place Made
Greece, Athens
Date Made
500-475 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 8 1/4 in.
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.8.12
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Clement, Paul A. "Geryon and Others in Los Angeles." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 24, no.1 (1955): 1-24.