1959.126: Fikellura Neck Amphora

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1959.126

Title

Fikellura Neck Amphora

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

c. 550 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Miletos (Ionia)

Period

Archaic period

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/291023

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

36.6 x 29.8 cm (14 7/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson

Accession Year

1959

Object Number

1959.126

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Broad-shaped amphora with bands of decorative patterning including lotus flowers, buds, flowers, palmettes and crescents.

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. 13, no. 58
• 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. 11, no. 8.

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

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