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Lekythos (oil flask): Dionysos seated and flanked by Two Maenads

Lekythos (oil flask): Dionysos seated and flanked by Two Maenads

Greek

Partially preserved black-figure lekythos; neck broken at shoulder. On the body, Dionysos sits in profile facing right; he is flanked on either side by seated maenads. The maenads each hold a tendril. On the shoulder, a pattern of black rays.

Terracotta

Archaic period

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