Black-Figure Lekythos (Storage Vessel) (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
“But Zeus’s daughter Athena spurred the Argives on-Athena first in glory, third-born of the gods-whenever she saw some slacker hanging back.” – Homer, Iliad
The goddess Athena accompanies three heavily armed soldiers (hoplites) as they charge into battle while a white-robed charioteer guides the chariot.
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
"The Horse in Ancient Greek Art", VMFA, February 17 – July 8, 2018
February 1960 (Nicolas Koutoulakis, Paris); purchased by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection February 17, 1960. [1]
[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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