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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Datemid 4th century B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Rim (Diam.): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Base (Diam.): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.39
Not on view
Descriptiona). standing woman. b). youth at stele. workshop of CA Painter?
There is a woman with phiale, a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl, and a lepaste, a four compartment box often employed as a toilet-box. The inside of the lepaste is divided into four equal compartments, each with a lid, and a centre socket. She holds a wreath. Behind her is a window box or pinax, plaque, with a dot-dash fillet ending in a tassel, which represents a painted votive tablet commonly made of terracotta, wood, marble or bronze that was placed in sanctuaries or burial chambers. In front of her springs a sapling, she wears a saccos, a soft woven cap with a tassel hanging from the center or a piece of material wrapped around the head that completely covers the hair except for bangs or curls by the ears, and jewelry.
Reverse: Cloaked youth facing stele. He wears a himation, a thick mantle or cloak worn as an outer garment. There is another window box or pinax, which represents a painted votive tablet commonly made of terracotta, wood, marble or bronze that was placed in sanctuaries or burial chambers. These scenes have to do with offerings of the death, which is appropriate as these vessels were intended for the grave.
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Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Campanian red-figure skyphos
Wine cup depicting a standing woman and a youth
Wine cup depicting a standing woman and a youth
Exhibition History
2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Case Histories: The Hidden Meaning of Objects," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).
2011
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
2006
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection," January 16- December 30, 2006 (no cat.).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases: The Hamilton College Collection," March 14 - May 11, 1987 (cat. no. 47, illus. 38).
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Case Histories: The Hidden Meaning of Objects," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).
2011
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
2006
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection," January 16- December 30, 2006 (no cat.).
2005
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. Hamilton Collects, "A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.).
1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases: The Hamilton College Collection," March 14 - May 11, 1987 (cat. no. 47, illus. 38).
Provenance
1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References
ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 38.
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