2012.1.101: Black Gloss Skyphos (Drinking Cup)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2012.1.101

Title

Black Gloss Skyphos (Drinking Cup)

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

5th-4th century BCE

Period

Classical period

Culture

Greek?

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/57485

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

7 x 8.8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 7/16 in.); diameter with handles, 14 cm

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

2012.1.101

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

The miniature skyphos (drinking cup) is intact, with two horizontal loop handles and lustrous black gloss.

Commentary

The miniature vessel likely served as a tomb or votive offering.

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 Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), P23, p. 66 [M. C. Marvin]

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