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Source Description
Four men decorate the body of this sturdy oil vessel, perhaps in a scene of homecoming. Unlike on later, white-ground lekythoi, the painter has used white only as an accent—now faded—on the shield and the clothing and broad-brimmed hats of some of the men. The letters scattered across the background do not spell any recognizable Greek words, perhaps suggesting an illiterate painter and/or clientele.
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Document identity
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110567
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Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse
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object
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110567
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object
title
Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse
description
Four men decorate the body of this sturdy oil vessel, perhaps in a scene of homecoming. Unlike on later, white-ground lekythoi, the painter has used white only as an accent—now faded—on the shield and the clothing and broad-brimmed hats of some of the men. The letters scattered across the background do not spell any recognizable Greek words, perhaps suggesting an illiterate painter and/or clientele.
date
c. 510–500 BCE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741357
creators
379256
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.)
cul
Greek, Attic
accession
1929.134
Source extras
tec
ceramic
tombstone
Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse, c. 510–500 BCE. Attributed to Leagros Group (Greek, Attic, active c. 520–500 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.134
collection
GR - Greek
didYouKnow
As usual for lekythoi painted by the Leagros Group, seven palmettes decorate the shoulder.
citations
citation
Beazley Archive. n.d. <em>Beazley Archive Pottery Database</em>. Oxford: Beazley Archive.
page_number
BAPD 760
citation
Boulter, C. G., Jenifer Neils, and Gisela Walberg.<em> Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum.</em> Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1971.
page_number
p. 12, plate 18
creditline
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:52:10.220000
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110567
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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ceramic
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gender unknown
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photo
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