Harvard Art Museums > 1977.216.2984: "Caryatid" strut from a vessel or chalice in the form of Potnia Theron Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Caryatid" strut from a vessel or chalice in the form of Potnia Theron , 1977.216.2984,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289536. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1977.216.2984 Title "Caryatid" strut from a vessel or chalice in the form of Potnia Theron Classification Fragments Work Type sherd Date Late 7th-early 6th c BCE Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289536 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, bucchero Provenance Recorded Ownership History Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912 Accession Year 1977 Object Number 1977.216.2984 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 The angle and nature of the upper and lower break edges indicate that this fragment was the strut from a chalice. The female figure wears a simple, belted tunic, perhaps slippers, has long straight hair, and holds at her chest two lined, curling volutes that attach to her head at the top and terminate in narrow curls bneath her hands. There is a long, lined volute on either side of her body that terminates near the knee, probably to indicate wings. Exhibition History 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018 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
