On view

Latin American Art

“Deianeira” lekythos (oil vessel) depicting a mounted satyr pursuing a nymph,

ca. 580 BCE

in the manner of the Gorgon Painter
Greek, Attic
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
2007-39

Information

Title
“Deianeira” lekythos (oil vessel) depicting a mounted satyr pursuing a nymph
Dates

ca. 580 BCE

Maker
in the manner of the Gorgon Painter
Medium
Black-figure ceramic
Dimensions
h. 31.7 cm, diam. 13.6 cm (12 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
2007-39
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Athens

Culture
Materials

Acquired by the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, in 1933, from Jacob Hirsch, New York. Sold by the Albright-Knox at Sotheby's, New York, June 7, 2007, no. 33, to the Museum.