Attic black-figure lekythos

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Photograph by Dave Revette.
Attic black-figure lekythos
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Artist/Maker (Greek / Athenian)
Datec. 500-480 BCE
MediumTerracotta with slip
DimensionsOverall (Height): 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Diameter (Max.): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) Base (Diam.): 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.20
On view
DescriptionWoman mounting chariot. Seated woman. Manner of the Haimon Painter. Black figure.
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Oil jar depicting a woman mounting a chariot and a seated woman
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

1987
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Vases: The Hamilton College Collection," March 14 - May 11, 1987 (cat. no. 26, illus., 27).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Markings Stickers: "237" typed in black ink on white sticker on pot base; "7" typed in red ink on white sticker on pot base.
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 27;
Beazley, PARALIPOMENA, 211
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed No inscriptions.
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.22
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Manner of the Haimon Painter
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.21
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.19
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.18
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Black-figure lekythos (oil jar)
Cock Group
Date: c. 500-480 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.23
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
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Medium: Terracotta with slip
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Medium: Terracotta
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Unknown artist
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Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 1929.44
Photograph by John Bentham.
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Medium: Terracotta with slip
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Medium: Terracotta with slip
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