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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.282
Title
Horse Handle from a Pyxis Lid
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
handle
Date
c. 750-735 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Geometric period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291092

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.282
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Neck and back with black lines and dots. Dots and circles, cross strokes on back. Left foreleg and feet restored. Head and tail missing.

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. 31

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

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