Figures with spears on horses hunting.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

On the upper half of a two-handled bowl in black on red, two figures on horses and a dog wield spears and chase after a hooved animal which may be a deer. All of the animals charge forward, with only their rear legs touching the ground, and both figures have their spears raised as if to throw them. The lower half of the bowl and the handles are entirely black. The black paint is worn away in some places on the figures and in the painted black areas.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.390
Title
Kantharos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
mid-6th century
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290923

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H: 16.4 × w with handles: 23 × diam: 15 × thickness: 0.5 cm (6 7/16 × 9 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.390
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Boeotian black-figure style. Sides A and B: two horsemen with spears and dog hunting stag. Interior: crimson bands. Restored.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 13, no. 57

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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