Globular oil flask (aryballos) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3114
Title: Globular oil flask (aryballos)
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 6th century BCE
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/289853

Location

Location: Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity

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Physical Descriptions

Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.8 cm (2 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.3114
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2022 - 05/01/2026

Verification Level

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1977.216.3114: Globular oil flask (aryballos)