Apulian Krater Fragment in Gnathian Style

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2007.104.32
Title: Apulian Krater Fragment in Gnathian Style
Classification: Fragments
Work Type: sherd
Date: 350 BCE-300 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gnathia (Apulia)
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/52859

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: 8.5 x 13.6 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Apulian Vessel Sherd: Purchased from Hesperia Art (Robert Hecht with Dr. V. Clain-Steanelli as agent), May 1952.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2007
Object Number: 2007.104.32
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Fragment of a large, open vessel with hunched figure holding a staff and wearing a green tunic with long-sleeved, stippled red undershirt and a yellow and red cloak. Buff fabric with glossy black slip and overpainting in Gnathian style.

Formerly TL39339.48.

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