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Mixing bowl (bell krater) the Lykaon Painter Greek Classical Period about 440 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: Height: 37.8 cm (14 7/8 in.) Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 00.346 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 110. Description: Side A: Each character has an accompanying inscription (above the head). Aktaion (AKTAION) attacked by dogs; Artemis (ARTEMIS), Lyssa (LYSA), and Zeus (DIOS ) present. Above the inscription 'Aktaion', near the upper border of the picture, is the word 'Euaion' (EVAION). Side B: Youth standing between two women. Repaired with some restorations. Under the foot, in the center, the graffito he (HE). [Label text]: The myth of Actaeon is illustrated on this bell krater. While hunting with his dogs on Mount Cithaeron, Actaeon happened upon the beautiful goddess Artemis bathing in a spring. So angry that he had seen her without her clothes, Artemis transformed him into a stag. Actaeon's hunting dogs then turned upon him and devoured their master, not recognizing him. In the depiction of the myth here, Artemis stands to the right while Aktaion is attacked by three of his dogs. He is in the process of changing into a deer; two antlers and two pointed ears grow from the top of his head. To the left of Aktaion stands Lyssa, a personification of Fury and Madness. She is dressed in the boots and hide jacket of a hunter, perhaps to indicate that she is acting on behalf of Artemis. Lyssa was also a personification of rabies. Lyssa has infected Aktaion's dogs with madness in order to avenge the dishonor done to Artemis. Zeus stands to the far left, resting his foot on a rock and observing the scene. Inscriptions: Side A (From L to R) ΔΙΟΣ ΛVΣΑ ΕVΑΙΟΝ ΑΚΤΑΙΟΝ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ Graffito under foot: ΗΕ Provenance: Alessandro Castellani (b. 1823 - d. 1883), Rome; March 17-April 10, 1884, posthumous Castellani sale, Palazzo Castellani, Rome, lot 83. Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome [see note 1]. By 1900, Edward Perry Warren, Boston; 1900, sold by Warren to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession Date: February 1, 1900) NOTES: [1] According to Warren's notes and Wilhelm Klein, Die griechischen Vasen mit Lieblingsinschriften (1898), p. 132. [2] According to L. D. Caskey and J. D. Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, II, no. 110, this comes from Vico Equense (NE of Sorrento). Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153650/mixing-bowl-bell-krater

Mixing bowl (bell krater) the Lykaon Painter Greek Classical Period about 440 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: Height: 37.8 cm (14 7/8 in.) Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 00.346 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 110. Description: Side A: Each character has an accompanying inscription (above the head). Aktaion (AKTAION) attacked by dogs; Artemis (ARTEMIS), Lyssa (LYSA), and Zeus (DIOS ) present. Above the inscription 'Aktaion', near the upper border of the picture, is the word 'Euaion' (EVAION). Side B: Youth standing between two women. Repaired with some restorations. Under the foot, in the center, the graffito he (HE). [Label text]: The myth of Actaeon is illustrated on this bell krater. While hunting with his dogs on Mount Cithaeron, Actaeon happened upon the beautiful goddess Artemis bathing in a spring. So angry that he had seen her without her clothes, Artemis transformed him into a stag. Actaeon's hunting dogs then turned upon him and devoured their master, not recognizing him. In the depiction of the myth here, Artemis stands to the right while Aktaion is attacked by three of his dogs. He is in the process of changing into a deer; two antlers and two pointed ears grow from the top of his head. To the left of Aktaion stands Lyssa, a personification of Fury and Madness. She is dressed in the boots and hide jacket of a hunter, perhaps to indicate that she is acting on behalf of Artemis. Lyssa was also a personification of rabies. Lyssa has infected Aktaion's dogs with madness in order to avenge the dishonor done to Artemis. Zeus stands to the far left, resting his foot on a rock and observing the scene. Inscriptions: Side A (From L to R) ΔΙΟΣ ΛVΣΑ ΕVΑΙΟΝ ΑΚΤΑΙΟΝ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΣ Graffito under foot: ΗΕ Provenance: Alessandro Castellani (b. 1823 - d. 1883), Rome; March 17-April 10, 1884, posthumous Castellani sale, Palazzo Castellani, Rome, lot 83. Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome [see note 1]. By 1900, Edward Perry Warren, Boston; 1900, sold by Warren to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession Date: February 1, 1900) NOTES: [1] According to Warren's notes and Wilhelm Klein, Die griechischen Vasen mit Lieblingsinschriften (1898), p. 132. [2] According to L. D. Caskey and J. D. Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, II, no. 110, this comes from Vico Equense (NE of Sorrento). Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153650/mixing-bowl-bell-krater

Pitcher (oinochoe) with the Tyrannicides Greek Classical Period about 400 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: L x W: 16 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.) Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 98.936 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description: Harmodios and Aristogeiton are depicted rushing to left; plastic decorations used on swords, scabbards and fillets. Provenance: By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: the Dexileos fragments [98.934-98.936] were bought from Rhousopoulos who said that at the time of the find he was not able to persuade the museum to take all the shards. Half went to the museum, where they were mixed up with other pieces; half to himself) (see also MFA 01.8254 and 01.8255 which according to a letter from John Marshall were purchased from Rhousopoulos with other fragments that had been stored in a cabinet with a note saying they were from the tomb of Dexileos in the Dipylon, Athens); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153809/pitcher-oinochoe-with-the-tyrannicides

Pitcher (oinochoe) with the Tyrannicides Greek Classical Period about 400 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: L x W: 16 x 14 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.) Credit Line: Henry Lillie Pierce Fund Accession Number: 98.936 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Description: Harmodios and Aristogeiton are depicted rushing to left; plastic decorations used on swords, scabbards and fillets. Provenance: By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: the Dexileos fragments [98.934-98.936] were bought from Rhousopoulos who said that at the time of the find he was not able to persuade the museum to take all the shards. Half went to the museum, where they were mixed up with other pieces; half to himself) (see also MFA 01.8254 and 01.8255 which according to a letter from John Marshall were purchased from Rhousopoulos with other fragments that had been stored in a cabinet with a note saying they were from the tomb of Dexileos in the Dipylon, Athens); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940) Text from: collections.mfa.org/objects/153809/pitcher-oinochoe-with-the-tyrannicides

Oil flask (lekythos) with poet reciting with a lyre Painter of Goluchow 37 Greek Early Classical Period about 480–470 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: Height: 39.2 cm (15 7/16 in.) Credit Line: Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 Accession Number: 13.199 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 099. Description: Poet reciting to the accompaniment of the lyre. He stands in profile to left, leaning back and looking up, holding lyre with left hand, plectrum in raised right. He is bearded and wears Ionic dress (chiton), cloak (himation) and headdress (sakkos). A dotted fillet hangs from lyre. Scholars have considered the possibility that this figure is intended to represent the poet Anakreon of Lesbos, because of his eastern dress and lyre (barbiton). The soundbox, made from a tortoise shell, can be seen under his arm. Provenance: By 1912: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Gela. Said to have been found with [13.198].); 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/153789/oil-flask-lekythos-with-poet-reciting-with-a-lyre

Oil flask (lekythos) with poet reciting with a lyre Painter of Goluchow 37 Greek Early Classical Period about 480–470 B.C. Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens Medium/Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure Dimensions: Height: 39.2 cm (15 7/16 in.) Credit Line: Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912 Accession Number: 13.199 Collections: Ancient Greece and Rome Classifications: Vessels Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 099. Description: Poet reciting to the accompaniment of the lyre. He stands in profile to left, leaning back and looking up, holding lyre with left hand, plectrum in raised right. He is bearded and wears Ionic dress (chiton), cloak (himation) and headdress (sakkos). A dotted fillet hangs from lyre. Scholars have considered the possibility that this figure is intended to represent the poet Anakreon of Lesbos, because of his eastern dress and lyre (barbiton). The soundbox, made from a tortoise shell, can be seen under his arm. Provenance: By 1912: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Gela. Said to have been found with [13.198].); 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/153789/oil-flask-lekythos-with-poet-reciting-with-a-lyre