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Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)

Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil). Culture: Greek, Boeotian. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Date: mid-6th century B.C.. On the body are a bearded siren, a sphinx, and a lion. The legs are decorated with two padded dancers, two men with spears, and a running winged figure representing Aristaios, a son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene, who was well-known in Boeotia. Aristaios was celebrated for his agricultural discoveries and for his gifts to mankind. Here he holds a mattock in his left hand and a small pot in his right. The mattock would have been used to cover the newly sown seeds with soil to protect them from birds; the pot may contain seed.
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Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)
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Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil). Culture: Greek, Boeotian. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Date: mid-6th century B.C.. On the body are a bearded siren, a sphinx, and a lion. The legs are decorated with two padded dancers, two men with spears, and a running winged figure representing Aristaios, a son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene, who was well-known in Boeotia. Aristaios was celebrated for his agricultural discoveries and for his gifts to mankind. Here he holds a mattock in his left hand and a small pot in his right. The mattock would have been used to cover the newly sown seeds with soil to protect them from birds; the pot may contain seed.
Technik/Material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Zeitraum:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
4200 x 4114 px | 49.4 MB
Druckgröße:
35.6 x 34.8 cm | 14.0 x 13.7 in (300 dpi)
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