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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2260
Title
Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Herakles and the Cretan Bull
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 500 BCE-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288885

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, white ground
Technique
Black-figure
Dimensions
21.1 x 14.7 cm (8 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably acquired by Henry W. Haynes, 1873-1878.
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912.
Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #13410

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2260
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • George H. Chase and Mary Zelia Pease, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 8, Fogg Museum and Gallatin Collections, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), p. 39, pl. 21,9

Exhibition History

  • [Teaching Exhibition], Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, 08/01/1995 - 01/01/1997

Verification Level

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