Large Incised Plate | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.350
Title: Large Incised Plate
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Veii (Etruria)
Culture: Etruscan
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/287569

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: actual: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.350
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The plate is marked with two small incisions of crosses on its bottom side -- one in the center, and one on the side.

Publication History

Susan Costello, Katherine Eremin, Georgina Rayner, and Arthur McClelland, "An overview of manganese dioxide accretions and their reduction on an ancient Greek terracotta vase", Objects Specialty Group Postprints, American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (Washington, DC, 2021), vol. 25, pp. 9-30, pp. 14-15, 17, fig. 5

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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