COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1978.59
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CMA_.1978.59
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Douris
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Douris
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
false
Gender:
M
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M
Gender
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Douris
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Douris
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Red-Figure Lekythos (Oil Jug)
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Red-Figure Lekythos (Oil Jug)
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
c. 490 BC
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c. 490 BC
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-492
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-492
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-488
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-488
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
earthenware with slip decoration
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earthenware with slip decoration
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 37.9cm x 14.1cm
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Overall: 37.9cm x 14.1cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1978.59
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1978.59
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Douris was a most versatile painter, creating scenes of great delicacy, as on the Atalanta lekythos (1966.114), and scenes of great power, as here. In the mythological War of the Gods and Giants (Gigantomachy), Athena slays the giant Enkelados with her spear. He reels backward, his eyes rolling skyward. The giant's broken spear is a beautiful compositional bridge between the two figures. This scene may depict the victory of the Greeks (represented by Athena) over the Persians (represented by the Giant) at Marathon in 490 BC.
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Douris was a most versatile painter, creating scenes of great delicacy, as on the Atalanta lekythos (1966.114), and scenes of great power, as here. In the mythological War of the Gods and Giants (Gigantomachy), Athena slays the giant Enkelados with her spear. He reels backward, his eyes rolling skyward. The giant's broken spear is a beautiful compositional bridge between the two figures. This scene may depict the victory of the Greeks (represented by Athena) over the Persians (represented by the Giant) at Marathon in 490 BC.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1978.59det02.tif
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CMA_.1978.59det02.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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