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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1926.32.14
People
Emile Gilliéron or son, Swiss (1850 - 1924; 1885 - 1939)
Title
Reproduction of a Minoan limestone vessel in the shape of a triton shell
Other Titles
Former Title: Reconstruction of a Shell
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
early 20th century
Culture
Minoan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292014

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plaster

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer
Accession Year
1926
Object Number
1926.32.14
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Reproduction, in painted plaster, of an ancient Minoan limestone vessel in the shape of a triton shell from Knossos (Crete).
Commentary
The original ancient vessel is in Heraklion Archaeological Museum (HM 45).

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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