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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
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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.

Verification Level

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