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Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man
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A bearded figure at the center, depicted nude, in the "knie-lauf" position to the right, his head turned back, his left arm bent, his hand raised in the air, his right arm lowered behind him, framed by two lions, each with its tail curling forward, rosettes in the field, two lines above and below, tongues on the shoulder, lines on the strap handle, incised rays on the mouth, details in added red.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
The aryballos came from an English private collection.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Globular Aryballos (oil flask): Two Lions and a Running Man
Description:
A bearded figure at the center, depicted nude, in the "knie-lauf" position to the right, his head turned back, his left arm bent, his hand raised in the air, his right arm lowered behind him, framed by two lions, each with its tail curling forward, rosettes in the field, two lines above and below, tongues on the shoulder, lines on the strap handle, incised rays on the mouth, details in added red.
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