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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.213
Title
Black-Ware Jug with Comic Mask in Relief (possibly modern)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 323 BCE-19th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Unidentified Region
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
European
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/164896

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
11.46 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
N/A

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sally and Robert Huxley
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.213
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small pitcher with comic mask in relief on one side and grapes on the backside underneath the handle. Vessel is covered in a shiny black paint. Surface is worn in many areas revealing a dull gray-brown suface underneath. The object is difficult to date and may belong in the Hellenistic or Roman periods, or indeed, might be modern.

Verification Level

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