Attic mastoid cup

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Attic mastoid cup
Attic mastoid cup
Datec. 550 B.C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall (Height): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Rim (Diam.): 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm) Diameter (Max.): 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm) Base (Diam.): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.17
Not on view
DescriptionIvy and swans. Black figure.

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Drinking cup
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

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. no. 59).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT VASES FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION AND THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1987), 43.
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