Vase in the Form of a Child Riding a Dolphin
Description
Athenian or South Italian, if genuine. Traces of iron oxide red and pink and black pigments.
Dimensions
8.8 x 14.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Provenance
Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA, (by 1912), bequest; to the Department of the Classics, (1912-1977), transfer; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.
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