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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.104.8
Title
Pelike
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175001

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
10.3 x 8 x 7 cm (4 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Part of original McDaniel gift of 1943. Included in a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated October 25, 1946.

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
2007.104.8
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small pelike in buff fabric with a severely misfired semi-lustrous slip in mottled black and dark brownish-orange. Chipping and accretions on surface. Maeander pattern in dark orange runs around neck. Figures and vegetation in a very dark orange with black details. On each side palmette tendrils frame a youth facing left, wearing a long cloak which conceals both arms. Repairs on rim.

Verification Level

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