Pelike | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2007.104.8
Title: Pelike
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 4th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/175001

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 7 cm (4 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Part of original McDaniel gift of 1943. Included in a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated October 25, 1946.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2007
Object Number: 2007.104.8
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Small pelike in buff fabric with a severely misfired semi-lustrous slip in mottled black and dark brownish-orange. Chipping and accretions on surface. Maeander pattern in dark orange runs around neck. Figures and vegetation in a very dark orange with black details. On each side palmette tendrils frame a youth facing left, wearing a long cloak which conceals both arms. Repairs on rim.

Verification Level

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