Harvard Art Museums > 1964.8: Black-figure Kylix 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"Black-figure Kylix , 1964.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288398. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 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 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 This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
