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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.307
Title
Black-figure Lydion (Perfume Jar)
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 540-520 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288855

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.307
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Flat lip with two rows of ivy leaves between circular lines. Black glaze on neck. On shoulder, black and red radiating bands. On body, two rows of ivy leaves. Black glaze on curved foot. Small gragment of foot restored.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 14, no. 60

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

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