Campanian Red-figure squat lekythos; subsidiary ornament entirely repainted; figures, except for the lower portion of Eros (Latin: Cupid), look unretouched; added yellow and white paint; Eros, seated woman with chest or sistrum (see References), and woman with mirror; below, wave pattern; palmette complex at handle; egg-pattern on shoulder; tongues on neck.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Italy
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Person depicted:
Eros (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Lekythoi
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
Airport Loan with mount number 0015 (3/2010) in box in kroeber 19 mez
Loans:
S1972-1973 #14: University of California, Riverside (October 15, 1972–December 18, 1972), S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994), S1992-1993 #8: Blackhawk Museums (November 17, 1992–unknown), S1996-1997 #5c: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 4, 1996–April 17, 1997), and S2008-2009 #12: SFO Museum (June 2009–June 28, 2010)