Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.24: Red-figure Lekythos: Eros and Stylized Florals 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"Red-figure Lekythos: Eros and Stylized Florals , 2007.104.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/54880. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.24 Title Red-figure Lekythos: Eros and Stylized Florals Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 325 BCE-300 BCE Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Apulia Period Hellenistic period, Early Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/54880 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 26.5 x 11.9 cm (10 7/16 x 4 11/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History As noted in unpublished McDaniel catalogue and in object file, this vase was purchased from Dr. H. D. Motamed in December 1966. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.104.24 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 Buff fabric with lustrous black glaze. High ring base. Trumpet-like spout set on narrow, vertically striped neck. Strap handle attached at top of neck and just below shoulder. Rounded shoulder decorated with small palmettes. Larger and more elaborate palmettes beneath handle. On body of vessel, Eros is seated on a blossom cup amidst fantastically rendered florals. Details of the scene are in added white and yellow. A narrow maeander pattern runs around the body below the scene. Reconstructed from several fragments. 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
