Red-figure cup fragment. Int. single-line border. Side A: hind legs/tail of dog to left; right lower leg/cloak-end of male to left; right foot of second male to left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1995.18.147
People: ? Onesimos, Greek (active 500-480 BCE)
Title: Red-figure cup fragment. Int. single-line border. Side A: hind legs/tail of dog to left; right lower leg/cloak-end of male to left; right foot of second male to left.
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Date: c. 490 BCE-480 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period: Classical period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/232039

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Red-figure
Dimensions: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Dr. J. Robert Guy, Oxford England (?-1994) sold; to Peter Sharrar, New York (1994-1995), sold: to Harvard University Art Museums.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Beazley Archive Database #21857

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan H. Kagan, Mr. and Mrs. Evangelos Karvounis, Ian M. Watson McLaughlin, Nicholas S. Zoullas and the Florence Gould Foundation, and the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing, Director's Discretionary and Marian H. Phinney Funds
Accession Year: 1995
Object Number: 1995.18.147
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Aaron J. Paul, "Fragments of Antiquity: Drawing Upon Greek Vases", Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin (Spring 1997), vol. V, no. 2, pp. 7-87, fig. 43

Exhibition History

Fragments of Antiquity: Drawing Upon Greek Vases, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/15/1997 - 12/28/1997

Verification Level

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1995.18.147: Red-figure cup fragment. Int. single-line border. Side A: hind legs/tail of dog to left; right lower leg/cloak-end of male to left; right foot of second male to left.