Handle in form of Potnia Theron | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.2962
Title: Handle in form of Potnia Theron
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Date: Late 7th to early 6th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/289822

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: 1977.216.2962
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Handle depicting winged female figure with two long braids. At the center she grasps two felines by their front paws, faces frontal. The upper corners of the handle terminate in ram heads.

Exhibition History

32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018

Verification Level

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1977.216.2962: Handle in form of Potnia Theron