Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.73: Kantharos Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Kantharos , 2012.1.73,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175359. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.73 Title Kantharos Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 7th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria Period Orientalizing period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175359 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 6.9 x 7.6 x 8.6 cm (2 11/16 x 3 x 3 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: Graffito on bottom of vessel "XX". Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Bernheimer's Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA] (by 1963), sold; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1963-2012), 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 2012.1.73 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Small, perhaps miniature, impasto kantharos. The body of the vessel is ribbed; the neck is wide, and the mouth flares outward at the lip. There are two vertical handles, joining the body at the top of the ribbed section and rising above the lip; there is an incised grove running vertically on each handle. On the base is a double X graffito. 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 Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), P4, p. 54-55 [M. C. Marvin] Related Articles Finding Its Footing: The Puzzles of an Ancient Amphora Haddon Dine, Susanne Ebbinghaus March 19, 2021 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
