Harvard Art Museums > 1949.80: Black-Figure Alabastron: Two Roosters 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"Black-Figure Alabastron: Two Roosters , 1949.80,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291605. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.80 Title Black-Figure Alabastron: Two Roosters Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 6th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia) Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291605 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 9.5 cm Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Walter Baker Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.80 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 Baggy alabastron decorated in black-figure technique with red added paint: heraldic roosters flanking floral pattern; rosette fillers and dot rosette under base. Publication History George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 114. Exhibition History Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950 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
