Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
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- Alternative Title
- Attic White-Ground Lekythos
- Oil Jar with Warriors Arming
- Oil Jar with a Young Man Arming
- Creator Display
- Douris (Greek vase painter and potter, active ca. 500-475 BCE)
- Creator
- Photographer
- Date
- -0500/-0490
- Description
- On this Athenian white-ground lekythos attributed to Douris, two young warriors put on their armor, assisted by a woman and a young boy. The main lines of the bodies and clothing are drawn in black glaze, and the rest of the drawing is rendered with a brownish line made from diluted glaze. The words written between the figures are kalos inscriptions, praising Athenian youths. Large, white-ground lekythoi with outline drawing like this one are unusual in the early 400s B.C., yet three such lekythoi can be attributed to Douris. In the late 500s B.C., Athenian potters began to paint over the natural reddish color of their pottery with a highly purified clay that turned white when fired. Initially artists applied this technique to a variety of shapes. However, because the white slip was rather fragile, by the mid- 400s B.C. artists limited the use of this technique to leykthoi used in funerary ritual. --J. Paul Getty Museum
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- Front
- View Date
- 1985-09
- Temporal
- 500-490 BCE
- Coverage
- Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece (creation)
- Inscription
- Inscription: Translated from Greek: "The boy" / "Panaitios is beautiful" / "Beautiful" / "Nikodromos is beautiful". One more fragmentary Greek inscription. --J. Paul Getty Museum
- Keyword
- White Ground Lekythoi
- Pottery V
- Red Figure
- Red Figure, White, Animal
- Work Type
- Cultural Context
- Style / Period
- Material
- terracotta
- Measurements
- Height: 33.5 cm; Diameter (shoulders): 12.6 cm
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon, Department of Classics
- Identifier
- Lowenstam_VRC_06376
- Item Locator
- Box 14, Section 17
- Repository
- Current Repository ID
- 84.AE.770
- Local Collection Name
- Institution
- Submission Date
- 08/03/2015
- Modified
- 07/25/2022
- Collections
APA
Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. (24 Apr 2024). Warrior Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df691h42z
MLA
Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. "Warrior" Oregon Digital. 24 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df691h42z
Chicago
Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology, University of Oregon. "Warrior" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-24. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df691h42z
Wiki
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Footer Number | Term | External URI |
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1 | Douris | http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500116285 |
2 | Lowenstam, Steven | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82014350 |
3 | lekythoi | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300264937 |
4 | Attic (culture) | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386850 |
5 | No label found | http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/culture/AncientGreek |
6 | White-ground | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300020204 |
7 | Attic (Mainland Greek pottery styles) | http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300020118 |
8 | J. Paul Getty Museum | http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500115988 |
9 | Steven Lowenstam Collection | http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/StevenLowenstamCollection |
10 | University of Oregon | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183 |
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