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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.268
Title
Bichrome Jug / Oinochoe
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1100-700 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Protogeometric period to Geometric
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291069

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; buff clay, white slip with red and black decoration
Dimensions
22.7 x 19.7 cm (8 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.268
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Cypriote Early Iron Age. Spherical body, short broad neck, trefoil lip. Vertical circles on each side of body. Central panels have black band and pendant design. "PA 4" written below handle.

Publication History

  • Joseph Clark Hoppin and Albert Gallatin, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 1, Hoppin and Gallatin Collections, Libraire Ancienne Edouard Champion (Paris, 1926)
  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 9, no. 19

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

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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