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title: Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14199/lekythos-of-two-women-sharing-a-mantle/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14199.jpg)
## Image Caption
A black-figure lekythos (oil flask) depicting two [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) art. Attributed to the Pharos Painter, c. 550 BCE. [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/). 17.5 cm (7 in) in height. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, June 06). Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 06, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Lekythos of Two Women Sharing a Mantle." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jun 2021, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244816) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244816). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 06 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.