LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Greek

Drinking cup (kylix) with a nude youth washing at a basin Painter: Douris Greek Early Classical Period about 480 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.) Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 01.8029 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 128. Description: Interior: Nude youth washing at a laver. Repaired with slight restorations. Provenance: By date unknown: Alfred Bourguignon collection; by 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: bought privately from the collection of Alfred Bourguignon. Bourguignon's label [on the vase to indicate provenience]: Orvieto); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/118/drinking-cup-kylix-with-a-nude-youth-washing-at-a-basin

Drinking cup (kylix) with a nude youth washing at a basin Painter: Douris Greek Early Classical Period about 480 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); diameter: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.) Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 01.8029 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 128. Description: Interior: Nude youth washing at a laver. Repaired with slight restorations. Provenance: By date unknown: Alfred Bourguignon collection; by 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: bought privately from the collection of Alfred Bourguignon. Bourguignon's label [on the vase to indicate provenience]: Orvieto); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/118/drinking-cup-kylix-with-a-nude-youth-washing-at-a-basin

Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting the harnessing of a chariot Exekias Greek Archaic Period about 540 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, black-figure technique Dimensions Height: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.) Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution Accession Number: 89.273a-b Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 29-32. Description: On the obverse, a nude attendant struggles to harness a rearing horse, grasping and pulling down on his bridle. The horse in the foreground is already harnessed, calmed by another attendant who strokes his mane and nose. A man in a long himation holds the reins of the harnessed horse and stands behind the chariot. Women observe the harnessing scene from either side. On the reverse, an attendant holds the bridle of another horse. At right, an armed warrior followed by a woman carrying his spear walks beside a bridled horse, who approaches a man with his hand raised. The horses and warrior on the reverse may be approaching the chariot on the obverse to be united in preparation for battle. Above the primary scenes on the belly is a continuous frieze showing cock fights observed by young men and flanked by lions and tripods. Below, in the predella, alternating lions and boars circle the vase. Provenance: By 1889: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (said to have been found at Corneto); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153390/twohandled-jar-amphora-depicting-the-harnessing-of-a-char

Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting the harnessing of a chariot Exekias Greek Archaic Period about 540 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, black-figure technique Dimensions Height: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.) Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution Accession Number: 89.273a-b Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 29-32. Description: On the obverse, a nude attendant struggles to harness a rearing horse, grasping and pulling down on his bridle. The horse in the foreground is already harnessed, calmed by another attendant who strokes his mane and nose. A man in a long himation holds the reins of the harnessed horse and stands behind the chariot. Women observe the harnessing scene from either side. On the reverse, an attendant holds the bridle of another horse. At right, an armed warrior followed by a woman carrying his spear walks beside a bridled horse, who approaches a man with his hand raised. The horses and warrior on the reverse may be approaching the chariot on the obverse to be united in preparation for battle. Above the primary scenes on the belly is a continuous frieze showing cock fights observed by young men and flanked by lions and tripods. Below, in the predella, alternating lions and boars circle the vase. Provenance: By 1889: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (said to have been found at Corneto); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153390/twohandled-jar-amphora-depicting-the-harnessing-of-a-char

Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting the harnessing of a chariot Exekias Greek Archaic Period about 540 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, black-figure technique Dimensions Height: 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.); diameter 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.) Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution Accession Number: 89.273a-b Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné CVA Boston 1, pl. 29-32. Description: On the obverse, a nude attendant struggles to harness a rearing horse, grasping and pulling down on his bridle. The horse in the foreground is already harnessed, calmed by another attendant who strokes his mane and nose. A man in a long himation holds the reins of the harnessed horse and stands behind the chariot. Women observe the harnessing scene from either side. On the reverse, an attendant holds the bridle of another horse. At right, an armed warrior followed by a woman carrying his spear walks beside a bridled horse, who approaches a man with his hand raised. The horses and warrior on the reverse may be approaching the chariot on the obverse to be united in preparation for battle. Above the primary scenes on the belly is a continuous frieze showing cock fights observed by young men and flanked by lions and tripods. Below, in the predella, alternating lions and boars circle the vase. Provenance: By 1889: with Pio Marinangeli, Rome (said to have been found at Corneto); March 1889: purchased by R. Lanciani from Pio Marinangeli; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1889 Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153390/twohandled-jar-amphora-depicting-the-harnessing-of-a-char

Drinking cup (kylix) depicting athletic combats Onesimos Greek Late Archaic Period about 490-480 B.C. Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Diameter (without handles): 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.) Credit Line Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund Accession Number: 1972.44 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description Side A: the pancration: two youths wrestling between trainers, one on left seated frontally next to a prize cauldron on a column. On right, a boy. Inscribed: "Panaitios is handsome" ("PANAITIOS KALOS) Side B: boxers: two youths, one on left with head frontal. To left, trainer; to right, boy. In field, mattocks, discus bag, jumping weights. "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (on discus bag) (KALOS) Interior: youth with hare (bending to right, head frontal). He wears a cloak (himation) draped around his shoulders; his walking stick is resting nearby. The picture is labeled "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS). Condition: Mended with slight restoration. InscriptionsInscribed: "Panaitios is handsome"(PANAITIOS KALOS), "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (KALOS) (on discus bag, exterior), "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS) (interior) ProvenanceBy 1963: according to ARV, 2nd ed., p. 322, no. 37: Swiss Private; by 1972: with Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Bank Leu & Co., A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 12, Zurich, Switzerland (as ex Moretti Collection); purchased by MFA from Dr. Leo Mildenberg, February 9, 1972. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153754/drinking-cup-kylix-depicting-athletic-combats

Drinking cup (kylix) depicting athletic combats Onesimos Greek Late Archaic Period about 490-480 B.C. Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Diameter (without handles): 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.) Credit Line Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund Accession Number: 1972.44 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description Side A: the pancration: two youths wrestling between trainers, one on left seated frontally next to a prize cauldron on a column. On right, a boy. Inscribed: "Panaitios is handsome" ("PANAITIOS KALOS) Side B: boxers: two youths, one on left with head frontal. To left, trainer; to right, boy. In field, mattocks, discus bag, jumping weights. "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (on discus bag) (KALOS) Interior: youth with hare (bending to right, head frontal). He wears a cloak (himation) draped around his shoulders; his walking stick is resting nearby. The picture is labeled "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS). Condition: Mended with slight restoration. InscriptionsInscribed: "Panaitios is handsome"(PANAITIOS KALOS), "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (KALOS) (on discus bag, exterior), "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS) (interior) ProvenanceBy 1963: according to ARV, 2nd ed., p. 322, no. 37: Swiss Private; by 1972: with Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Bank Leu & Co., A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 12, Zurich, Switzerland (as ex Moretti Collection); purchased by MFA from Dr. Leo Mildenberg, February 9, 1972. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153754/drinking-cup-kylix-depicting-athletic-combats

Drinking cup (kylix) depicting athletic combats Onesimos Greek Late Archaic Period about 490-480 B.C. Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); Diameter (without handles): 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.) Credit Line Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund Accession Number: 1972.44 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description Side A: the pancration: two youths wrestling between trainers, one on left seated frontally next to a prize cauldron on a column. On right, a boy. Inscribed: "Panaitios is handsome" ("PANAITIOS KALOS) Side B: boxers: two youths, one on left with head frontal. To left, trainer; to right, boy. In field, mattocks, discus bag, jumping weights. "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (on discus bag) (KALOS) Interior: youth with hare (bending to right, head frontal). He wears a cloak (himation) draped around his shoulders; his walking stick is resting nearby. The picture is labeled "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS). Condition: Mended with slight restoration. InscriptionsInscribed: "Panaitios is handsome"(PANAITIOS KALOS), "Lykos is handsome" (LUKOS KALOS), "Handsome" (KALOS) (on discus bag, exterior), "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS) (interior) ProvenanceBy 1963: according to ARV, 2nd ed., p. 322, no. 37: Swiss Private; by 1972: with Dr. Leo Mildenberg, Bank Leu & Co., A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 12, Zurich, Switzerland (as ex Moretti Collection); purchased by MFA from Dr. Leo Mildenberg, February 9, 1972. Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153754/drinking-cup-kylix-depicting-athletic-combats

Oil flask (lekythos) with a woman working wool the Brygos Painter Greek Early Classical Period about 480–470 B.C. Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 12 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Credit Line Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 Accession Number13.189 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 029; Highlights: Classical Art (MFA), p. 117. Description: An elegant woman is seated pulling out a skein of wook from her wool basket (kalathos). She wears earrings, bracelets on both arms, a diadem, and an Ionic chiton and himation. She has an elaborate hairstyle, with part of her hair tied up in a bun, and long strands pulled down in the front. She pulls a long strip of wool out of a basket on ground before her. A hair-bag (sakkos) and mirror are hung up in field. The mirror is decorated with a head in profile drawn in outline, which probably represents a relief on the back of the mirror. The object hanging off her chair may be a wool-carder. Above her in the field is the Greek inscription: "the girl [is pretty])" (HE PAIS KALE). Inscriptions: "The girl [is pretty])" (HE PAIS [KALE]). ΗΕΠΑΙS Provenance: By 1912: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: from Gela); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, January 2, 1913, for $18,948.70 (this figure is the total price for MFA 13.186-13.245) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153786/oil-flask-lekythos-with-a-woman-working-wool

Oil flask (lekythos) with a woman working wool the Brygos Painter Greek Early Classical Period about 480–470 B.C. Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 12 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Credit Line Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 Accession Number13.189 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 029; Highlights: Classical Art (MFA), p. 117. Description: An elegant woman is seated pulling out a skein of wook from her wool basket (kalathos). She wears earrings, bracelets on both arms, a diadem, and an Ionic chiton and himation. She has an elaborate hairstyle, with part of her hair tied up in a bun, and long strands pulled down in the front. She pulls a long strip of wool out of a basket on ground before her. A hair-bag (sakkos) and mirror are hung up in field. The mirror is decorated with a head in profile drawn in outline, which probably represents a relief on the back of the mirror. The object hanging off her chair may be a wool-carder. Above her in the field is the Greek inscription: "the girl [is pretty])" (HE PAIS KALE). Inscriptions: "The girl [is pretty])" (HE PAIS [KALE]). ΗΕΠΑΙS Provenance: By 1912: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: from Gela); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, January 2, 1913, for $18,948.70 (this figure is the total price for MFA 13.186-13.245) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153786/oil-flask-lekythos-with-a-woman-working-wool

Two-handled jar (pelike) depicting the escape of Odysseus from the cave of Polyphemos Near: the Goettingen Painter Greek Late Archaic Period about 490–480 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.) Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Lacey D. Caskey Accession Number: 61.384 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description Side A: This scene shows a scene from the myth we know from Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus' escape from the cyclops Polyphemus, who he has just blinded. Here Odysseus is seen strapped to the underside of a ram, so that Polyphemus, touching the backs of his flock, might think only the animals are exiting his cave. The tree behind the figures indicates that he has successfully escaped. The unsheathed sword in his right hand shows that he is ready to cut himself down. He is wearing a leather cuirass, and the emtpty scabbard of his sword is visible. Side B: A warrior with a helmet, shield, sheathed sword, and spear in right hand lunges to right. Broken and repaired, with area filled-in to right of shield and with in-painting below figures on both sides. Provenance1961, gift of George Allen and Robert E. Hecht, Jr., Philadelphia, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1961) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153842/twohandled-jar-pelike-depicting-the-escape-of-odysseus-fr

Two-handled jar (pelike) depicting the escape of Odysseus from the cave of Polyphemos Near: the Goettingen Painter Greek Late Archaic Period about 490–480 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions Height: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.) Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Lacey D. Caskey Accession Number: 61.384 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description Side A: This scene shows a scene from the myth we know from Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus' escape from the cyclops Polyphemus, who he has just blinded. Here Odysseus is seen strapped to the underside of a ram, so that Polyphemus, touching the backs of his flock, might think only the animals are exiting his cave. The tree behind the figures indicates that he has successfully escaped. The unsheathed sword in his right hand shows that he is ready to cut himself down. He is wearing a leather cuirass, and the emtpty scabbard of his sword is visible. Side B: A warrior with a helmet, shield, sheathed sword, and spear in right hand lunges to right. Broken and repaired, with area filled-in to right of shield and with in-painting below figures on both sides. Provenance1961, gift of George Allen and Robert E. Hecht, Jr., Philadelphia, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1961) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153842/twohandled-jar-pelike-depicting-the-escape-of-odysseus-fr