Lekythos with Chariot Scene
Dublin Core
Title
Lekythos with Chariot Scene
Subject
TERRACOTTA
Description
This lekythos is intact except for the mouth and top of the neck which are missing. The mouth could have been either echinus or "chimney" shaped. The neck is narrow, the shoulder flat and the body cylindrical in shape, curving into a flat disc foot that is flanged at the bottom edge. The strap handle passes up from the base of the neck, curves down and is attached to the edge of the shoulder. The main colours are the red of the clay and black which is used for geometric decoration on the shoulder, to accent parts of the vase such as the outside of the handle and the lower part of the body and also for the figured scene on the body of the vase. The subject is a rather carelessly painted and incised one of a goddess mounting a quadriga and three other female figures. This scene is very similar to many such scenes on other lekythoi which are attributed to the Haimon Painter or his followers. The surface is chipped and worn with some incrustation.
The neck and shoulder are reserved; black bars are painted near the neck and rays on the outer edge of the shoulder.
The outside of the handle is painted black.
There is a pattern of three rows of dots between black lines above the quadriga scene plus one extra line. Below is a rough black ground line, a reserved band, a rough black band and another reserved band. The scene consists of a female figure, probably a goddess, mounting a chariot drawn by four horses facing right. A second female figure, who also faces right, stands between the first figure and the horses while a third female is behind the horses, looking left. The fourth figure, also female, is seated on a stool to the right of the horses. She looks to the left. All figures are in profile. The women are draped; hairstyles are similar and all have incised fillets in their hair. Rough incision is used for the hair, cloaks and the outlines of the horses. There are vine sprays in the field.
The bottom part of the body and the top of the foot are black. The side of the disc foot is reserved except for the edge of the flange which is black.
The neck and shoulder are reserved; black bars are painted near the neck and rays on the outer edge of the shoulder.
The outside of the handle is painted black.
There is a pattern of three rows of dots between black lines above the quadriga scene plus one extra line. Below is a rough black ground line, a reserved band, a rough black band and another reserved band. The scene consists of a female figure, probably a goddess, mounting a chariot drawn by four horses facing right. A second female figure, who also faces right, stands between the first figure and the horses while a third female is behind the horses, looking left. The fourth figure, also female, is seated on a stool to the right of the horses. She looks to the left. All figures are in profile. The women are draped; hairstyles are similar and all have incised fillets in their hair. Rough incision is used for the hair, cloaks and the outlines of the horses. There are vine sprays in the field.
The bottom part of the body and the top of the foot are black. The side of the disc foot is reserved except for the edge of the flange which is black.
Creator
Aegean
Greek
Classical
Source
Purchased from the Toussaint Collection with funds from the Castlehow Bequest, 1995.
Date
490 BC
Identifier
95.011
Coverage
Greece
Attica
Files
Citation
Aegean, Greek, and Classical, “Lekythos with Chariot Scene,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed April 26, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/177.