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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.280
Title
Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
c. 800-760 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Geometric period, Middle
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291090

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.280
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head: lines and dots on face. Body: lattice diamonds on chest. Reserved bands. Head is scratched. Legs restored.

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. 10, no. 30
  • 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. 3.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • The Age of Homer, University Museum, University of Philadelphia, 10/10/1969 - 03/14/1970
  • 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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