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Source Description
This vase is an exquisite example of the "Kerch" ware, distinguished by graceful poses, delicate details, gilding, and abundant colors. The subject is games of love. A seated nymph triumphs at "knucklebones," a game in which both players toss bones from the ankle of a sheep into the air and try to catch them on the back of their hand. Her unsuccessful opponent is a satyr. Behind him stands Aphrodite between two Eros figures, who are offering laurel wreaths of victory to the nymph and to the youth at far left, dressed as a bridegroom.
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Document identity
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15102
label
Lekythos with Knucklebone Players and Attendants
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obj
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Source metadata
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15102
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title
Lekythos with Knucklebone Players and Attendants
description
This vase is an exquisite example of the "Kerch" ware, distinguished by graceful poses, delicate details, gilding, and abundant colors. The subject is games of love. A seated nymph triumphs at "knucklebones," a game in which both players toss bones from the ankle of a sheep into the air and try to catch them on the back of their hand. Her unsuccessful opponent is a satyr. Behind him stands Aphrodite between two Eros figures, who are offering laurel wreaths of victory to the nymph and to the youth at far left, dressed as a bridegroom.
provenance
Prince Boris Chakhoskoy (Shakhovskoy) (consul or vice-consul of Russia at Bourgas), 1884-85, [found in Apollonia, Bulgaria (modern Sozopol)]; A. van Branteghem, Brussels, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Nahle Montran Pacha, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 4th century BCE (Late Classical)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
squat lekythoi
vases
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.5
height
16.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 x Diam: 6 9/16 in. (35.5 x 16.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; red figure with added blue and white paint (Kerch style)
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6379
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GRC
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2177
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2237
2121
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