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Greek Archaic period, ca. 540-530 BCE
Made at Sparta
Attributed to the manner of the Hunt Painter
Found at Vulci (see on Pleiades)
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1849,0518.14 (GR 1849.5-18.14), Vase B 58
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1849-0518-14
Greek Archaic period, ca. 540-530 BCE
Made at Sparta
Attributed to the manner of the Hunt Painter
Found at Vulci (see on Pleiades)
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1849,0518.14 (GR 1849.5-18.14), Vase B 58
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1849-0518-14
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Attributed to the Rider Painter
Archaeological provenience unknown
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1968,0213.1 (GR 1968.2-13.1)
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1968-0213-1
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Attributed to the Rider Painter
Found at Sicyon (see on Pleiades) in the Peloponnesus
Two nude male figures flank a krater on a stand. The figure at left plays a double-pipe (diaulos), while the youth at right holds a drinking horn and a phiale, the latter indicating a scene of offering.
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1854,0810.4 (GR 1854.8-10.4), Vase B 3
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1854-0810-4
Greek Archaic period, 6th c. BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Archaeological provenience unknown
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 2001,1121.1 (GR 2001.1121.1)
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_2001-1121-1
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Attributed to the Rider Painter (name-vase)
Archaeological provenience unknown
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1849,0407.7 (GR 1842.4-7.7), Vase B 1
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1842-0407-7
Greek Orientalizing-Archaic period, ca. 620-580 BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Archaeological provenience unknown
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Caryatid Fund
Inv. 1995,0622.2 (GR 1995.6-22.2)
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Laconia/Sparta
Attributed to the Rider Painter
Archaeological provenience unknown
In the collection of, and photographed on display at, the British Museum, London
Inv. 1968,0213.1 (GR 1968.2-13.1)
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1968-0213-1
The girl stands on a frog, and the traces of feline feet at her shoulders must have belonged to animals that helped in the support of the mirror disk. She wears a band decorated with a ring and amulets and holds cymbals in her hands. Probably made by a Laconian Greek artist, her nudity and the animals that surround her bring to mind images of the Mistress of Animals, an ancient Near Eastern deity who contributed characteristics to two Olympian goddesses, Aphrodite and Artemis. As a mirror handle, the figure may simply evoke the powers of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty; alternatively, she might be connected with Artemis Orthia, whose cult was important at the Laconian city of Sparta.
It's very possible that this mirror support is related to the soundscape of ancient Sparta. We may wonder whether there is a link between the frog and the cymbals in terms of sound. Did ancient Greeks perceive the croaking as a percussive sound? In Greek antiquity, frogs seem to be associated with several types of instruments.
If she's Artemis Orthia, she stands on a frog because her sanctuary was located in the marshlands of Sparta, a place appropriate for batrachia (frogs and salamanders). This place had a specific soundscape of croaking frogs and water sounds. Further, in regards to the remains of feline paws on her shoulders, the archaic Artemis is the mistress of wild beasts.
In the sanctuary, archaeologists found cymbals and auloi dedicated to the goddess for apotropaic purposes. It may be opportune to compare this piece with Asian drums decorated with frogs, which were used to ask for rain fertility: perhaps the cymbals associated with croaking had the same function in ancient Spartan marshlands.
* Part of this information is from the RILM Blog at bibliolore.org/tag/artemis-orthia/.
Greek, Laconian, ca. 540–530 BCE.
Met Museum, New York (74.51.5680)
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Late Archaic period, ca. 520-480 BCE
Perhaps made at Sparta
No archaeological provenience
14.5 cm H (without base)
In the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917.815
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Figures from the Fire. J. Pierpont Morgan's Ancient Bronzes" at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Greek Archaic period, ca. 570-560 BCE
Attributed to the Grammichele Painter (name-vase, and sole attributed vase), or to the Painter of the Taranto Fish (by Schaus)
Found at Terravecchia di Grammichele (see on Pleiades), Sicily
In the collection of the Museo Archeologico Regionale 'Paolo Orsi', Siracusa
Inv. 87213
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Pompei e i Greci" (Pompeii and the Greeks), Pompeii, Palestra Grande (12 April–27 November 2017)
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Sparta or Laconia, attributed to the (Laconian) Chimaera Painter
No archaeological provenience
Photographed on display in the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Collection of Marcelo de Lima, Brazil, 79.2012
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Sparta or Laconia, attributed to the (Laconian) Chimaera Painter
No archaeological provenience
Photographed on display in the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Collection of Marcelo de Lima, Brazil, 79.2012
Greek Archaic period, ca. 550-530 BCE
Made in Sparta or Laconia, attributed to the (Laconian) Chimaera Painter
No archaeological provenience
Photographed on display in the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Collection of Marcelo de Lima, Brazil, 79.2012