Oil bottle, Italy, 375-325 BC.
Image number: 10284950
Apulian red-figured, squat (broader-bodied) lekythos oil bottle with figured and palmette decoration. Lekythoi were Ancient Greek one-handled, vessels with slender narrow necks. They were used for carrying oil and unguents, and as an offering for the dead.
- Image number:
- 10284950
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 12 January 2004 15:45
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
