Harvard Art Museums > 1993.11: Calenian Kylix with Head of Arethusa 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"Calenian Kylix with Head of Arethusa , 1993.11,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288872. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1993.11 Title Calenian Kylix with Head of Arethusa Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 350-250 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture South Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288872 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Dimensions H. 4.8 x D. 12 cm (1 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Private Collection, England. Private Collection, New York, (by 1993), sold; to [Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA (1993)], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1993 Object Number 1993.11 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 The interior tondo of this black-glazed bowl is decorated with a relief medallion cast from a Syracusan Dekadrachm displaying the head of the nymph Arethusa. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
