Harvard Art Museums > 1945.2: Bucchero Kantharos 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"Bucchero Kantharos , 1945.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291627. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1945.2 Title Bucchero Kantharos Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 650-600 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria Period Orientalizing period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291627 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 8.9 (not incl. handles) x 15.3 cm (3 1/2 x 6 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. Roger Noble Burnham Accession Year 1945 Object Number 1945.2 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 Dark gray matte finish, burnished only lightly. Low foot with a thick trunk. Underside of kantharos is smooth. Ribbed (or notched) carination at join with body produces rectangular projections. Walls are vaguely rounded and flare slightly the point of carination. Vertical strap handles join to body at carination and lip. Decoration consists of a series of semi-circular fans with a line of vertical fans above. Three finely incised lines at lip. Small, triangular chip at lip. Grey accretion on much of body. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
