1964.8: Black-figure Kylix

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

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