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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.289
Title
Tripod Pyxis: Sirens
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
6th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291192

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; buff slip, black and purple glaze
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
H. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.289
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Top: bands. Legs: three, each with a siren. Most of paint flaked off; pieces broken off one leg.

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. 43

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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