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Black-Figure White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Horseman, Horse between Warriors, Dog

c. 500 BCE

attributed to Edinburgh Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 505–485 BCE)
Culture
Greek, Attic
Medium
ceramic
Measurements
Overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1929.135
Public Domain
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Location
102B Greek
Print
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The Edinburgh Painter was the first artist to paint black-figure decoration on a white ground.

Description

Two armed warriors, each wearing a crested helmet and holding a spear and shield, flank a mounted horseman, who leads another horse. The warrior at right reaches up with one hand to the head of the second horse, raising the question of how he still holds his spear. Below, a dog twists to scratch itself and look back, its right hind foot apparently resting on one of the warrior’s.
A ceramic lekythos, a tall, cylindrical vessel with a flared black lip and orange neck, features a central white-ground band. A black-figure rider atop a horse with white-spotted flanks moves right, overlapping a second horse. A slender black dog stands by the front legs, looking back towards faint warriors with spears. Black palmettes adorn the vessel's shoulder, while a solid black glaze covers the lower body and base.

Black-Figure White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Horseman, Horse between Warriors, Dog

c. 500 BCE

Edinburgh Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 505–485 BCE)
Greek, Attic

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