1960.307: Black-figure Lydion (Perfume Jar)
Vessels
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.307
- Title
- Black-figure Lydion (Perfume Jar)
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- c. 540-520 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288855
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Wheel-made
- Dimensions
- H. 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
- Accession Year
- 1960
- Object Number
- 1960.307
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Flat lip with two rows of ivy leaves between circular lines. Black glaze on neck. On shoulder, black and red radiating bands. On body, two rows of ivy leaves. Black glaze on curved foot. Small gragment of foot 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. 14, no. 60
Exhibition History
- The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
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