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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1964.8
Title
Black-figure Kylix
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 540-530 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lakonia
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288398

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
12.8 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
with handles: 12.8 x diam 27.2 cm (5 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Munzen und Medallion, Basel, 1963, sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1963.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1964
Object Number
1964.8
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
In the tondo is a large cock standing to right with a red comb and red tail feathers. To the right is an undulating snake. Near the head of the snake is a flower, possibly a lotus.

On the exterior is a continuous frieze of lions walking from right to left. Their long tails alternate between curling underneath and over the back. Their mouths are open and there is added red on the bellies and manes. Large black dots are used as fillers throughout the frieze.

Publication History

  • Lakonische Vasenmaler des Sechten Jahrhunderts v. Chr. by C.M. Stibbe (Amsterdam, 1972)
  • David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 11, no. 9.

Exhibition History

  • Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982

Verification Level

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