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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2383
Title
Sherd of Hydria (water jar): Theseus and the Minotaur
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
550 BCE-530 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288892

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
13.4 cm, 0.5 cm (5 1/4 in., 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably bought 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.

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
1977.216.2383
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This fragment with the legs of Theseus and the Minotaur completes the narrative scene depicted on the hydria 1963.69 and has been integrated into this vessel.

Publication History

  • Harvard Art Museums: In Your Hands, Harvard Art Museums and GILES (Cambridge, 2025)

Exhibition History

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

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