Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.226
Title
Small Amphora
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293165

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
12.3 x 8.5 cm (4 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.226
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
Cream colored clay with cream slip and brown decoration, now dark in color. Decorated with sets of concentric circles on the shoulder, below which are thick lines. Stripes on neck. Flared lip is slightly chipped. Sides of handles and rim of lip are painted. Spherical body, flat base.

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