1995.18.1.A-B: Two Fragments of a Cup: A. Legs of Three Warriors; B. Chalcidian Helmet with Double Crest

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1995.18.1.A-B

People

Onesimos, Greek (active 500-480 BCE)

Title

Two Fragments of a Cup: A. Legs of Three Warriors; B. Chalcidian Helmet with Double Crest

Classification

Fragments

Work Type

sherd

Date

c. 490 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)

Period

Archaic period

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/288284

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Red-figure

Dimensions

Fragment A max.: H. 10 x W. 6 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Fragment B max.: H. 6.9 x W. 4.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in tondo, Greek: [KAL]OS (retrograde)

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 #21864

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

1995.18.1.A-B

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Interior: arming scene. Warrior wearing chitoniskos and cloak, end of spear visible to left and part of shield to right. Hanging sword and baldric on left. Interlocking meander for tondo border. Side A: Three warriors arming. Right foot of first warrior to right near spear butt and part of a shield, legs of second warrior to right with spear shaft at upper left, legs of third warrior wearing ankle guards to left, frontal Chalcidian helmet with double crest and horns set on shield decorated with bull's head shield device. Relief contours; dilute glaze musculature. Red for ankle guards, baldric, and tassels of scabbard; inscription in tondo: [KAL]OS

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, p.27; p.54, fig. 37

Exhibition History

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

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