Harvard Art Museums > 1925.30.18: Miniature Amphora with Tall Neck and Small Handles 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"Miniature Amphora with Tall Neck and Small Handles , 1925.30.18,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291590. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.30.18 Title Miniature Amphora with Tall Neck and Small Handles Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 750 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Geometric period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291590 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta; pale reddish clay with slip Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Joseph Clark Hoppin, Lugt 1897, Purchased in Athens, 1925, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin Accession Year 1925 Object Number 1925.30.18 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 Intact. Neck tall in proportion to body. Everted mouth in black, above three horizontal lines, then a reserved zone with a single line of dots. A second set of three horizontal lines lies above a second reserved zone filled with vertical black triangles like rays. Another set of three horizontal lines lies beneath this, expanding onto the shoulder. Beneath, a broader horizontal striple. Below this lie two parallel horizontal lines above the major zone of ornament on the body, from which two handles extend diagonally upward. This zone contains a central squarish panel on each side. A reserved zone of vertically placed dots separates two wide zones of short diagonal lines pointing toward the central row of dots. Each of these is framed by a set of two vertical lines. On either side of the central decorated panel and the adjacent handle is an eight-pointed star or rosette. One of these trails a wavy line like a stem. The outer edge of the base of each handle is emphasized by a thin diagonal line. The exteriors of the handles bear a single zone of vertical lines enclosed by single lines. A star or rosette resembling the others is painted on the base beneath each handle. A final set of three horizontal lines encloses this principal area of decoration on the bottom. The lowest part of the vase, including the ring foot, is painted solid black. Publication History Joseph Clark Hoppin and Albert Gallatin, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 1, Hoppin and Gallatin Collections, Libraire Ancienne Edouard Champion (Paris, 1926) 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
