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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.130
Title
Oil flask (aryballos) with the heads of a Black African and an Egyptian
Other Titles
Former Title: Janiform Aryballos: African and Egyptian Woman
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
6th century
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262056

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Faience
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
6 cm (2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Robert E. Hecht Jr, New York (by ca. 1982)], sold; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1997.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson and Marian H. Phinney Fund and a gift from a friend in honor of Professor David Mitten
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.130
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2022 - 05/01/2026

Verification Level

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