Tripod vase
Tripod vase
Tripod vase
Tripod vase
Tripod vase
Tripod vase

On view

East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Tripod vase,

early 5th century BCE

South Italian, Campanian
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1990-6

Information

Title
Tripod vase
Dates

early 5th century BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 17.5 cm, diam. 20.0 cm (6 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
y1990-6
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Campania (southern Italy)

Culture
Campanian
Period
Archaic (Greek)
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics
Materials
slip, ceramic
Subject
palmettes, lotus, running ornament, meanders (patterns)

Purchased by the Museum from Robin Symes, London, in 1990.

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