| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Summary: | Plastically modelled aryballos in the form of a dead hare. |
| Ware: | Corinthian |
| Date: | ca. 580 BC - ca. 570 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.074 m., L. 0.22 m. |
| Shape: | Aryballos |
| Ceramic Phase: | Middle Corinthian |
| Period: | Archaic |
Condition:
Repaired with some restoration.
Decoration Description:
The vessel is in the form of a hare, with legs extended and head thrown back. The mouth of the vessel is at the base of the throat. The eyes are platically modelled, and the upper part of the baody is stippled with fine dots of black glaze.
The dead, suspended hare was an Ionian type, reused in Corinthian art (Les Vases Plastiques dans l'Antiquité (Époque Archaique), (Paris 1927):110
Material Description:
The clay is a dull warm buff, containing many particles of mica.
Collection History:
Gift of H.P. Kidder, 1880.
Sources Used:
Les Vases Plastiques dans l'Antiquité (Époque Archaïque) (Paris, 1927): 110