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Datec. 325-300 B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
Rim (Diam.): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Base (Diam.): 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.47
On view
DescriptionHead of woman on each side wearing a saccos, a soft woven cap with a tassel hanging from the center or a piece of material wrapped around the head that completely covers the hair except for bangs or curls by the ears, a necklace and disk earrings. There are two bows on top of the saccos. There are two white staves, resembling swords, frame the heads.
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Apulian red-figure kantharos
Drinking cup
Drinking cup
Exhibition History
1987
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum," March 14 - May 1, 1987 (cat. illus. 43).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Ancient Vases from the Hamilton College Collection and the J. Paul Getty Museum," March 14 - May 1, 1987 (cat. illus. 43).
Provenance
1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess.
Markings
Label: Red-bordered white adhesive label on vase bottom with fading inscription "30 [illegible]"
Published References
ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM, exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1987), 43.
Signature
Not signed.
Inscribed
None noted.
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