Harvard Art Museums > 1960.290: Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey 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"Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey , 1960.290,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291193. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.290 Title Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 560 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia) Period Archaic period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291193 Location Location Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Handmade Dimensions 9.5 x 5.1 cm (3 3/4 x 2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History David M. Robinson, Oxford, Mississippi (by 1934-1960) bequest; to Fogg Museum of Art. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.290 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 Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos in the form of a seated monkey, with the left paw raised to the mouth and the right on the knee. Head, paws, knees and feet are painted brown; the body has brown spots on the buff terracotta ground. Commentary Comparable vessels have been attributed to the late Etrusco-Corinthian workshop group "Gruppo a Maschera Humana," active in the 2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE. See János György Szilágyi, Ceramica etrusco-corinzia figurata, Parte II, 590/580-550 a.C. (Florence, 1998) 577-596. 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. 13, no. 52 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2022 - 05/01/2026 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
