FragmentsGreek4th century BCE

Apulian Krater Fragment in Gnathian Style with Phlyax Scene

350-300 BCE

Description

Fragment of a large, open vessel with comic or phlyax actor, wearing a padded costume, reaching down to pick up a large winged phallus. Buff fabric with glossy black slip and overpainting in Gnathian style. Formerly TL39339.58.

Classification

Fragments

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.6 x 11 x 4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Hesperia Art (Robert Hecht with Dr. V. Clain-Steanelli as agent), May 1952.] purchase; Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University, (1952-2007), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums.

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