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accession number: 1982.142
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Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Birth of Erichthonios, c. 420–410 BCE. Attributed to Meidias Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 420–400 BCE). Ceramic, with gilding; diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); diameter of foot: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1982.142
title: Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Birth of Erichthonios
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creation date: c. 420–410 BCE
creation date earliest: -425
creation date latest: -405
current location: 102B Greek
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: Greek, Attic
technique: ceramic, with gilding
department: Greek and Roman Art
collection: GR - Greek
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* Meidias Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 420–400 BCE) - artist
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measurements: Diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); Overall: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1982
opening date: 1983-01-05T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Antikenmuseum, Basel (before 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1982-
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