2012.1.111: Needle Case with Incised Animals
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2012.1.111
- Title
- Needle Case with Incised Animals
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 400-500
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
- Culture
- Roman?
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/192082
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bone
- Technique
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 11.8 x 2.3 cm (4 5/8 x 7/8 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
- 2012.1.111
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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This fragmentary long bone, broken at the top and bottom, was used as a needle case. Two bands of identical incised scenes decorate the bone: a leopard and gazelle running to the right. Both are shown in profile; simple mounds depicting lumps of earth and sparse vegetation represent the ground line and landscape.
Subjects and Contexts
- Roman Domestic Art
Verification Level
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