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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.275
Title
Geometric Skyphos
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
c. 700 BCE - 670 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period
Orientalizing period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181698

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
9.2 x 12.4 cm (3 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. David Landau, Newton, Massachusetts, Collector, 1950s-1991.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Jerome M. Eisenberg
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.275
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Deep ceramic cup with one handle missing. Brown slip decoration on exterior of vertical and horizontal lines and cross-hatching, and two small bird motifs. Interior of cup has brown and red slip horizontal line pattern.

Verification Level

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