Lekythos with Knucklebone Players and Attendants

<p>This vase is an exquisite example of the "Kerch" ware, distinguished by graceful poses, delicate details, gilding, and abundant colors. The subject is games of love. A seated nymph triumphs at "knucklebones," a game in which both players toss bones from the ankle of a sheep into the air and try to catch them on the back of their hand. Her unsuccessful opponent is a satyr. Behind him stands Aphrodite between two Eros figures, who are offering laurel wreaths of victory to the nymph and to the youth at far left, dressed as a bridegroom.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.84' rel='external'>Lekythos with Knucklebone Players and Attendants</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>