Plastic Lekythos in the Shape of a Hare

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Plastic Lekythos in the Shape of a Hare
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East Greek, circa late 7th century B.C.
Height: 22.3 cm

This playful vase is meticulously modeled in the shape of a dead hare. Its
head and ears are thrown back with the mouth open, revealing sharp incisors.
The forepaws extend forward, and the underbelly of the hare is a pale
yellow. The painted detail is painstaking and extensive: the all-over brown
stippling to indicate the fur, the white-dotted brown rims of the ears with
their red interiors, and the red and brown disk eyes with incised and
brown-painted borders. This seemingly simple vase is the finest example of
its kind, fully imbued with the sensitivity and skill of the East Greek
potters.

Exhibited: University Museum , University of Pennsylvania , loan 1959.

Bibliography: Buranelli, The Etruscans, Legacy of a Lost Civilization from
the Vatican Museums, 1992, no.85.

Provenance: Münzen und Medaillen, Basel

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