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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1952.33
Title
Fragment of a Bell Krater: Thalia Carried off by Zeus in the Guise of an Eagle
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
c. 400 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291320

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Red-figure
Dimensions
12.5 cm h x 10.2 cm w (4 15/16 x 4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1952
Object Number
1952.33
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC), Artemis (Zürich, Switzerland, 1999), Vol. 4, Hebe I 41; Vol. 7, Thaleia II 2

Exhibition History

  • The Art of South Italy: Vases from Magna Graecia, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 05/12/1982 - 08/08/1982; Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, 11/21/1982 - 01/09/1983; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 01/21/1983 - 03/27/1983

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