2007.104.26: Situla in Gnathian Style

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2007.104.26

Title

Situla in Gnathian Style

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

375 BCE-325 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Apulia

Period

Classical period, Late

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/57005

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

26.2 x 17 cm (10 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Gnathian Situla: Purchased from George Allen, Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, PA, March 1969.

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

2007.104.26

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Buff fabric with black slip with red mottled patches from misfiring. Decoration in added yellow, red, and white. White tongue pattern below rim. Two multi-colored bands below this. Central frieze with stylized grape clusters and vine tendrils in white on either side of a red stripe. Below this main frieze is a curvy wave pattern. Strap handle with added coils. Plastic female head below rim at end of handle. Strainer-like holes below rim at other side, with missing spout, perhaps also plastic. Restored from several fragments. Some plaster restorations.

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