Harvard Art Museums > 2002.285: Black-figure Alabastron: Water Birds 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"Black-figure Alabastron: Water Birds , 2002.285,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/97360. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.285 Title Black-figure Alabastron: Water Birds Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 650-630 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinth (Corinthia) Period Orientalizing period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/97360 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the collection of Herbert A. Cahn. Purchased at auction October 18, 2002. Jean-David Cahn AG, Auktion 3, 18 October 2002, Basel. Kunstwerke der Antike: Sammlung Tilly und Herbert A. Cahn. Lot 10. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.285 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 Tiny, sack-shaped alabastron. Broad, rounded bottom with small inverted omphalos in center, curves outward and then inward as it moves toward the vessel's narrow neck. Rounded, beveled rim surrounds small mouth. Triangular handle with small, pierced opening. Black-figure with additions in red and incised details. Stylized guilloche pattern on shoulder/neck. Main zone contains a procession of water fowl with plump bodies, long necks, and long, pointy beaks. Feathers rendered with incision. Dot rosettes fill space in at head and neck level of the birds. Birds walk on lowest zone, which consists of tongues alternating in red and black and outlined in white and black. Pale buff fabric. Minor chipping on body; substantial flaking of slip. Publication History Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2002-2003 (Cambridge, MA, 2004), p. 13. 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
