Amphoriskos | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.99
Title: Amphoriskos
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture: Cypriot
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292977

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

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: 1920.44.99
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: White slip with red and dark brown paint. Slight tilt off center. Rounded body with flat base. Wide neck and flat lip. Concentric circle designs between handles. Bands below handles. Neck has narrow brown stripes on either side of a wide red stripe. Bottom reads "Cyprus di Cesnola 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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