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Kylix with Running Warrior
(Ancient Greece )
The tondo of the kylix shows a youthful warrior with long curly hair. He is nude except for his Attic helmet and holds a spear and a large round shield decorated with a horse, of which only the back is visible. He seems to be running from an enemy on the left: his head, shield, and spear are turned backwards (left), while he is fleeing in the opposite direction. The artist skillfully explores the various angles of the twisted body and fits it nicely into the circular shape of the tondo. The inscription in red translates to: "the boy is beautiful."
Inscription
Provenance
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Somzée Collection, Brussels [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, May 20-25, 1901, no. 36; Sale, Dr. B and M.C. collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1910, no. 146, pl. 21; Jerome Stonborough, before 1940 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 18, 1940, no. 82; Charles L. Morley, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2011 | Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art, San Diego; Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York. |
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/1945 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation; coated |
| 1/9/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; reconstructed; loss compensation |
| 6/9/2008 | Treatment | examined for technical study; cleaned; loss compensation |
Geographies
Greece, Attica (Place of Origin)
Measurements
With handles H: 5 x W: 15 11/16 x Diam: 12 5/16 in. (12.7 x 39.8 x 31.3 cm); H at rim: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1945
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1920