Pitcher | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.55
Title: Pitcher
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture: Cypriot
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292924

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 14.5 x 6.7 cm (5 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year: 1920
Object Number: 1920.44.55
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Small pitcher, broken and mended, with trefoil mouth. Red with black decoration. Small concentric circles parallel with the base of the handle. Two sets of broad bands within narrow bands between them at the full point of the body. Three large concentric circle designs below the stripes. Bottom reads "Cyprus 1874"

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

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