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Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse

Leagros Group (Greek, Attic, active c. 520-500 BC)c. 510-500 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

A spearman departs with a horse between two seated men. A second spearman is at the far left. The inscriptions, which are nonsense, were probably done by an illiterate artist.

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  • Title: Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse
  • Creator: Leagros Group (Greek, Attic, active c. 520-500 BC)
  • Date Created: c. 510-500 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: Mr. Mario de Ciccio, Naples, Italy, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Ceramic
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.134
  • Medium: ceramic
  • Department: Greek and Roman Art
  • Culture: Greece, Attic
  • Credit Line: Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
  • Collection: GR - Greek
  • Accession Number: 1929.134
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