Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Pan Presenting Hare to Woman
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
25.7 × 12.9 cm · diam. 6.1 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1985.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
This round-bodied oil vessel, produced in Paestum, belongs to a small group of vessels decorated with black figure in the second half of the fourth century BC, long after the technique had previously fallen out of fashion. Unlike most such vessels, which are smaller and feature just a single figure (often a woman or bird), this one shows a more complex and colorful scene. The goat-legged god Pan perches on a branched tree trunk, holding his syrinx (panpipe) and a hare. Facing him, her hands on t...