Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.3387: 3-Handled Piriform Amphora 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"3-Handled Piriform Amphora , 1977.216.3387,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289553. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.3387 Title 3-Handled Piriform Amphora Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1450-1200 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus Period Bronze Age Culture Mycenaean Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289553 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Transfered from the Department of Classics, Harvard University, G.G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; orginally part of Cesnola Collection. Reportedly from Cyprus. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, G. G. Van Rensselaer Fund. Purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; originally part of Cesnola Collection. Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.3387 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 3-handled advanced piriform amphora on narrow foot (torus-disc). Tall neck with splaying collar. Handles are painted brown on exterior. Collar and foot painted. Body decorated with groups of broad and narrow bands, primarily above the belly. 2 diagonal whorl shells between each handle, with U-shaped and triangular fill ornaments Cream clay. Reddish brown to dark brown lustrous paint. Broken and mended with various nicks and abrasions. One shell very faded. 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
