Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.309: Lekythos (oil flask): Chariot Scene 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"Lekythos (oil flask): Chariot Scene , 1977.216.309,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287119. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.309 Title Lekythos (oil flask): Chariot Scene Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 500-475 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287119 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta with white slip Technique Black-figure Dimensions 13.2 x 5.5 cm (5 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bought at Athens by George Pfeiffer. Gift of George Pfeiffer to the Harvard Department of the Classics, October 1905. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #13415 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.309 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 Broken at shoulder, with upper part missing. Black graze is abraded. Incisions and drawing are hasty and careless. At rim, a zone of dots between two narrow bands. On body, a figure wearing chiton and himation and fillet in hair (krobylos), preparing to mount a chariot drawn by four horses, holding a goad in his right hand and reins in his left; one foot is in the chariot. Behind the horses, a winged figure in long drapery (indistinct); at horses' heads a siren wearing a short chiton, holding a horse's head in left hand. Below design, narrow and broad black bands. The lower two-thirds of the vase, except part of rim of foot, is solid black. White on horses' manes and tails, and wings and tails, on wings and chiton of winged figure. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
