Harvard Art Museums > 1959.123: Depressed-ovoid Conical Ewer 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"Depressed-ovoid Conical Ewer , 1959.123,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291111. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.123 Title Depressed-ovoid Conical Ewer Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1500 BCE-1400 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus) Period Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA Culture Mycenaean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291111 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 29 cm (11 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Reportedly from Salamis, Cyprus. Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.123 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 Ribbed handle, plastic band around throat to mimic riveting. 3 large papyrus-argonauts on shoulder. Below handle there are 2 // vertical wavy lines. There are 2 thick bands around the base of the vessel. There is a band around throat, and 3 thick bands around neck and under the spout. Handle and lip are also painted red. Spout slightly pinched. Orange-buff slip with red paint, paint well preserved on shoulder, though below belly vessel is weathered, chipped, slight encrustation. 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. 8, no. 6 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 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
