'The Hare hunt' Black-on-White libation bowl Other Small Lekythos with Apotropaic Eyes

Small Lekythos with Apotropaic Eyes and Howling Dog

matt porcelain detailing

they may have played a role in trance

both decorative and functional

'The Hare hunt' Black-on-White libation bowl Other Small Lekythos with Apotropaic EyesWhite Ground Phiale This exquisite ceramic phiale showcases an intricate hunting scene, meticulously rendered in the white ground technique. Around the central omphalos, spirals are interspersed with crosses, while the rim is adorned with a band of white chevrons with purple dots between, on black. The inner frieze illustrates a dynamic hare hunt: four hounds charge to the right in pursuit of a fleeing hare, which races toward a net. Behind the net