Two-Handled Vase | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.1
Title: Two-Handled Vase
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture: Cypriot
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292477

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Bottom reads "Cyprus 1874"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year: 1920
Object Number: 1920.44.1
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: White with faded black decoration. Two handles, flat lip with chip. Spherical body with wide neck and handles that extend from the lip to the shoulder. Concentric circles on body between the base of the handles. Bands below circles. Base reads "Cyprus 1874."

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

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