1977.216.2962: Handle in form of Potnia Theron
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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
- Permissions
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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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