Rhyton
MS2250
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy | Genoa
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS2250 |
Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Apulian | South Italian |
Provenience | Italy | Genoa |
Manufacture Location | Apulia |
Period | Hellenistic Period |
Date Made | 399-300 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | White Ground |
Iconography | Horse Head |
Description | In form of protome of horse. Behind protome rises a nearly cylindrical neck with a slightly overhanging, simply molded lip. A strap handle with two longitudinal grooves is attached below lip on neck and at base of neck. Horse's head frontal and both front legs are stretched forward in the same position. Intact save for missing ears of horse. Medium brown clay covered with white surfacing worn away in places. |
Height | 16.5 cm |
Length | 27 cm |
Depth | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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