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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.13
Title
Joined Fragments of a Ring-based Krater: Chariot Scene
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
c. 1320-1190 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIIB
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57788

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
18.5 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased in Christie's London auction of 29 October 2003 by Dr. Jerome Eisenberg of Royal-Athena Galleries in New York. Both fragments have old ink labels and numbers, as well as stickers which indicate that they come from an old private collection. Purchased in memory of Emily T. Vermeule by Roy W. Lennox and Joan E. Weberman. Reportedly from Cyprus.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox and Joan E. Weberman in memory of Emily T. Vermeule
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.13
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragmentary ring-based krater, with the forepart of a pair of horses, the reins pulled back from the rear, in front of a stylized figure, walking with arms and hands outstetched. Between them is a vertical (slighlty diagonal) line of circle motifs. 3 broad bands are below them, the horses' legs extending into them. There is a another thick band above them, just below the rim and on the flat lip. Orange-brown slip with red paint. 6 joining, restored fragments, paint cracking, chipped, pitted.

Publication History

  • Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums Annual Report 2003-2004 (Cambridge, MA, 2005), p. 22.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022

Verification Level

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