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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.488
Title
Amphoriskos: Animal frieze of lions, birds and geese
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
615-600 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Period
Orientalizing period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290254

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Black-figure
Dimensions
H. 16.51 cm (6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Meta and Paul J. Sachs, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.488
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On the shoulder, animal zone, panthers. Below, separated by two narrow stripes, another animal zone, repeating swans. Below, a thick glazed stripes and around the base a series of rays. Rosettes and ornaments in the field. Applied purple in many figures.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017

Verification Level

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