Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Late Classical, ca. 375–350 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Vases, Woman pushing girl on a swing, youth sitting on an altar, and Hermes. The Aiora and Anthesteria, Athenian festivals dedicated to Dionysos, god of wine, included girls swinging. The Hermaia, celebrating Hermes, the messenger god, featured athletes; the youth here holds a strigil (scraper), and Hermes himself stands by a column suggesting a sacred precinct
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Terracotta lekythos, oil flask, Late Classical, ca, 375–350 B.C, Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, red-figure, H, 11 1/4, 28.6 cm, Vases, Woman pushing, girl, swing, youth sitting, altar, Hermes, Aiora, Anthesteria, Athenian festivals, dedicated, Dionysos, god, wine, included girls, swinging, Hermaia, celebrating Hermes, messenger god, featured athletes, youth, holds, strigil, scraper, stands, column suggesting, sacred precinct
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