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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.104.25
Title
Red-figure Stamnos: Head of Satyr
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
400 BCE-350 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54852

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
30 x 18 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Etruscan Red-figure Stamnos with Satyr's Head: Purchased from Dr. Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, March 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.104.25
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pinkish-buff fabric with black and brown slips, mottled from misfiring. Flaring collar with overhanging rim. Lotus and palmette frieze on rounded shoulder. Large lotuses under upturned handles. On both front and back of vessel is the head of a balding, bearded satyr facing left. Meander and checkerboard strip below figural scene. Solid base. Restored from several fragments and heavy overpainting.

Verification Level

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