1960.253: Three-handled Alabastron

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1960.253

Title

Three-handled Alabastron

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

14th-12th century BCE

Places

Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Salamis (Cyprus)

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB

Culture

Mycenaean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/291065

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

H. 9.2 cm, D. 3.5 cm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson. Reportedly from Salamis, Cyprus.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson

Accession Year

1960

Object Number

1960.253

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Rounded bottom, short flaring neck and splayed rim, round handles. Concentric bands around neck and bellow belly. Neck, rim, lip interior and handles painted. Zonal rock pattern around belly. A rosette/sea anemone is found on the shoulder between the handles. Brown paint on buf; a darker paint can be seen atop a lighter shade. One handle missing, paint chipped and cracking, some chips in vessel.

Publication History

• Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), pp. 7-8, no. 4

Exhibition History

• The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
• Minoan and Mycenaean Art, Walters Art Gallery, 09/26/1964 - 11/08/1964

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