On a vessel, a woman holds a spear and examines a helmet.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

A vessel with a flat base and narrow body which connects to a tall fluted stem. It is painted in red, black and white. There is a handle behind the neck of the vessel. A woman in long draping robes decorated with geometric designs holds a spear under one arm while the other arm holds out a helmet with a large crest and long tail. She holds it so that the face of the helmet faces her. The scene is bordered at the top and bottom by geometric patterns, though the bottom is mostly worn away.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2206
Title
Lekythos (oil flask): Athena holding a Corinthian helmet and spear, Doric column at left
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 470 BCE
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290871

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Red-figure
Dimensions
19.1 x 5.7 cm (7 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #208995

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2206
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 127.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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