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| Keywords: Etruscan - Lekythos in the Form of a Suspended Dead Hare - Walters 48196.jpg Pottery vessels in the shape of animals were often used as lekythoi oil containers Hunting hares was a popular sport among young men and a vessel in the shape of the kill was an appropriate gift to a hunting companion Similar containers are known from Corinth and Rhodes but the type of clay and other details suggest that this example belongs to a group made by artisans of Greek origin who established workshops in Etruria in the middle of the 6th century BC between 550 500 BC terracotta cm 12 7 5 3 24 accession number 48 196 26503 Alessandro Castellani Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Alessandro Castellani Collection Sale Rome 1884 no 36 p 7 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Etruscan lekythoi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update Sculptures of hares Plastic lekythoi | ||||
