Harvard Art Museums > 1925.30.45: Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Figure in Chiton and Mantle 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): Figure in Chiton and Mantle , 1925.30.45,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292182. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.30.45 Title Squat Lekythos (oil flask): Figure in Chiton and Mantle Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 420-390 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Classical period, High Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292182 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, steely black glaze Technique Red-figure Dimensions 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Joseph Clark Hoppin, purchased in Athens, 1898; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #13460 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin Accession Year 1925 Object Number 1925.30.45 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 Hovering winged? figure in chiton and mantle. Faint lines on the chiton, hair outline reserved. Hasty technique. Intact. Publication History Joseph Clark Hoppin and Albert Gallatin, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 1, Hoppin and Gallatin Collections, Libraire Ancienne Edouard Champion (Paris, 1926) George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 141. 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 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
