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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.230
Title
Gourd-Shaped Lekythos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293184

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
9.2 x 5.4 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/8 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
1895.230
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Red slip with brown decorations. Lip chipped in two places. Bull's-eye pattern of concentric circles on each side of the vase. Central panels on front and back below neck decorated with geometric patterns. Neck and handle appear to have been reattached. Vase rests on its side.

Verification Level

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