Harvard Art Museums > 1960.332: Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Warriors; Lions 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"Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Warriors; Lions (The Taleides Painter) , 1960.332,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288863. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.332 People The Taleides Painter, Greek (active mid 6th century BCE ) Title Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Warriors; Lions Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 550 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288863 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Black-figure Dimensions 25.5 x 13 cm (10 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #301127 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.332 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 Shoulder: A right facing siren flanked by two lions. Body: A scene with three (?) young warriors with spears, a woman, and a horseman. The warrior farthest to the left is nude, his cloak draped over his left arm, holding his spear in his right hand. He looks at a woman also facing right. A horseman rides his horse toward a figure of whom only the leg and right arm, with the tip of his spear, are preserved. Farthest to the right, a cloaked warrior stands holding his spear. Beneath handle: Written “Taleido eimi” (I belong to Taleides) Publication History J. D. Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, 1956), 175.8 J. D. Beazley, Paralipomena, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, 1971), 73 Kenneth James Dover, Greek Homosexuality (Cambridge, MA, 1989), p. 116, Pl. B109. Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Fragments of Antiquity: Drawing Upon Greek Vases, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/15/1997 - 12/28/1997 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
