1960.256: Two-handled Flask

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1960.256

Title

Two-handled Flask

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

15th-14th century BCE

Period

Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIA

Culture

Mycenaean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/291083

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

H. 17.5. aprox. D. 10 x .5

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Formerly in the collection of David Moore Robinson.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

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

Accession Year

1960

Object Number

1960.256

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

Flask made from joining 2 bowls. High neck with flaring lip. Vessel is footed, and has arched, grooved handles. 3 wavey lines around neck below handles, above is solid. Handles are painted solid and are attached to the neck close to the body. Concentic circles on the 2 bowl sides. 3 rows of alternating (direction) semi-circles on handled sides, each semi-circle with 3 lines. Some are more angular like chevrons. Slightly raised band where neck is attached. Red-brown paint on buff slip. lustrous. Restored.

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), p. 8, no. 9

Exhibition History

• The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
• Man in the Bronze Age, Chapel Arts Center, Manchester, 01/01/1970 - 01/30/1970; Brandeis University, Waltham, 02/09/1970 - 02/27/1970

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