Illustration
A black-figure lekythos (oil flask) depicting two women sharing a cloak and gazing at each other. The imagery carries an erotic component, due to the connotations of gazing and cloak-sharing in Greek art. Attributed to the Pharos Painter, c. 550 BCE. Athens. 17.5 cm (7 in) in height. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Art, M. M. o. (2021, June 06). Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14199/lekythos-of-two-women-sharing-a-mantle/
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