Harvard Art Museums > 1995.18.39: Fragment of a Red-figure Calyx-Krater: Warrior Holding Shield and Spear Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of a Red-figure Calyx-Krater: Warrior Holding Shield and Spear , 1995.18.39,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/287602. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.18.39 Title Fragment of a Red-figure Calyx-Krater: Warrior Holding Shield and Spear Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Date c. 360-350 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Apulia Period Classical period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/287602 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions greatest dimen.: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 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. 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 1995.18.39 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Side A: warrior holding shield and spear to right, bridled head of horse with topknot on forehead to left. Partial relief contour. Horizontal relief line at top of fragment indicates top of figure zone. Five red dots for bosses on horse bridle. Thickness at top 1.0 cm, thickness at bottom 1.1 cm. 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. 182 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
