2012.1.90: Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2012.1.90

Title

Black Gloss Kyathos (Ladle)

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

5th-3rd century BCE

Period

Classical period

Culture

Etruscan (?)

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/56979

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

7.5 x 6.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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

2012

Object Number

2012.1.90

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

This intact black-glazed kyathos (ladle) has a high swung vertical loop handle that expands into a wedge shape where it contacts the body. The lip is molded, contracting then expanding into the body, which has a quasi-hourglass shape and a flat base.

Publication History

• John Crawford, Sidney Goldstein, George M. A. Hanfmann, John Kroll, Judith Lerner, Miranda Marvin, Charlotte Moore, and Duane Roller, Objects of Ancient Daily Life. A Catalogue of the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Belonging to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, ed. Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), P24, p. 66 [M. C. Marvin]

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