Collection Online as of June 3, 2023
Black-Figure White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Horseman, Horse between Warriors, Dog
attributed to Edinburgh Painter
(Greek, Attic, active c. 505–485 BC)
Ceramic
The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1929.135
Location
102B Greek
Fun Fact
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.
Edinburgh Painter
Attic vase painter, active ca. 500-480 BCE