Harvard Art Museums > 1975.53: Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a hedgehog Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a hedgehog , 1975.53,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288567. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.53 Title Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a hedgehog Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 6th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ionia Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288567 Location Location Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Faience Technique Mold-made Dimensions 5.4 cm h x 4.3 cm w x 6.1 cm l (2 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Richard Sommer, Montreal, Canada, (by 1969), sold; to [Petit Musée, Dealers in Antiquities, Montreal, Canada (1969-1975)], sold; to the Fogg Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.53 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 Commentary Re-View Exhibition, Spring 2008, gallery label information: This aryballos, a container for scented oils, depicts a species of hedgehog native to Egypt, where the animal's ability to curl up defensively made it a popular apotropaic symbol. Along with the shape, Greek artisans borrowed the material from Egyptian sources: faience is a quartz-based, self-glazing ceramic. Exhibition History Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2022 - 05/01/2026 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
