Harvard Art Museums > 2002.26: Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man , 2002.26,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/147156. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.26 Title Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 600 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia Period Orientalizing period to Archaic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/147156 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Black-figure Dimensions 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History The aryballos came from an English private collection. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.26 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A bearded figure at the center, depicted nude, in the "knie-lauf" position to the right, his head turned back, his left arm bent, his hand raised in the air, his right arm lowered behind him, framed by two lions, each with its tail curling forward, rosettes in the field, two lines above and below, tongues on the shoulder, lines on the strap handle, incised rays on the mouth, details in added red. Publication History Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2001-2002 (Cambridge, MA, 2003), p. 18-19. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
