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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.283
Title
Squat Oinochoe
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
6th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290993

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; buff clay, black glaze, red and white paints
Dimensions
H. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.283
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Trefoil mouth. Shoulder has incised radial bars. Body: frieze of bird, sirens, panthers, goat between two broad bands of black glaze. Handle: black glaze strap. Rim chipped. Body cracked and mended.

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), pp. 11-12, no. 41
  • David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 10, no. 6.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982

Verification Level

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