1977.216.2991: "Caryatid" strut from a vessel or chalice in the form of Potnia Theron
Fragments
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2991
- Title
- "Caryatid" strut from a vessel or chalice in the form of Potnia Theron
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- sherd
- Date
- Late 7th - early 6th century BCE
- Culture
- Etruscan
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289539
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta, bucchero
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.
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
- 1977.216.2991
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The female figure wears a very simple belted tunic with short sleeves, slippers, and has a lage, lined wing on either side of her body that begins from the armpit and extends to the ground line where it would join the base of the vessel. Her hair is shoulder-length, and her arms are up at right angles to support the upper attachment point of the strut.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018
Verification Level
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