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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.381
Title
Trefoil Oinochoe in the Shape of a Female Head
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
500-450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290868

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; black gloss and added red paint
Technique
Mold-made

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.381
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Trefoil-mouthed oinochoe in the shape of a female head; vase mouth, upper part of handle and part of base restored. Remains of black gloss on eyes and eyebrows, miltos on cheeks, red added paint for hair and ivy wreath.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 19, no. 122

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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