Harvard Art Museums > 1960.253: Three-handled Alabastron Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Three-handled Alabastron , 1960.253,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 12, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291065. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.253 Title Three-handled Alabastron Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 14th-12th century BCE Places Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus) Period Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB Culture Mycenaean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291065 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions H. 9.2 cm, D. 3.5 cm Provenance Recorded Ownership History Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson. Reportedly from Salamis, Cyprus. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.253 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Rounded bottom, short flaring neck and splayed rim, round handles. Concentric bands around neck and bellow belly. Neck, rim, lip interior and handles painted. Zonal rock pattern around belly. A rosette/sea anemone is found on the shoulder between the handles. Brown paint on buf; a darker paint can be seen atop a lighter shade. One handle missing, paint chipped and cracking, some chips in vessel. 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. 7-8, no. 4 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Minoan and Mycenaean Art, Walters Art Gallery, 09/26/1964 - 11/08/1964 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
