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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.34
Title
Kantharos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1st century BCE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288169

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
7.7 × 8.8 × 8.8 cm, 43.51 g (3 1/16 × 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
Weight: 155.8 grams

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.34
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Missing area on bottom; indication on bottom where pedestal was; indication on top rim and sides of handles; decorated both sides with two floral/palmette designs with tendrils and volutes.

Exhibition History

  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008

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