2012.1.114: Janiform Beaker

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2012.1.114

Title

Janiform Beaker

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

2nd century CE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)

Period

Roman Imperial period, Middle

Culture

Graeco-Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/191026

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Mold-made

Dimensions

greatest dimensions: 13.2 x 10.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[C. Dikran Kelekian, Ancient Arts, New York, 1983] sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1983-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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

2012

Object Number

2012.1.114

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Janiform beaker of red-orange clay, made by joining two molded sections. The seam is clearly visible. The beaker has a cylindrical top, with modeled rim. It becomes more spherical at the shoulder, with each side of the body taking the spape of a female face. The faces are similar but not identical; each woman wears an ivy wreath and may therefore represent a maenad (a female follower of the wine god Dionysos/Bacchus). Below the faces, the vessel narrows to a circular foot.

There is some white discoloration, but the vessel is essentially intact.

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