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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.257
Title
Skyphos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 550 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Phylakopi (Melos)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291084

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; buff slip, black and red paint
Dimensions
H. 11.2 x W. w. handles 19.2 x diam. 13.4 cm (4 7/16 x 7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Phylakopi. Said to have been found in the excavations with Mycenaean vases.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Bands on body. Poor condition.

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. 12, no. 50

Verification Level

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