VesselsGreek7th century

Hydria

c. 700-650 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Orientalizing period

Century

7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

24.9 x 15.7 x 6.6 cm (9 13/16 x 6 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Münzen and Medaillen, A.G. Basle, Switzerland, (by 1965)]. Josep Lluis Sert, Boston. [Sotheby's, sale 5722 Antiquities, New York (by 1988)], sold; to the Harvard University Art Museums. .

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