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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Terracotta pyxis (cosmetic box)

Period:: Late Corinthian
Date:: ca. 550 B.C.
Culture:: Greek, Corinthian
Medium:: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:: 74.51.364

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 152

Description

The handles are formed from three female busts. Their names are inscribed: Himero, Charita, and Iopa.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: The names of the busts are inscribed: Himero, Charita, and Iopa
References

Milne, Marjorie J. 1942. "A Corinthian Jar with Inscriptions." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 37(2): pp. 36-37.

Cohen, Beth. 1991. "The Literate Potter: A Tradition of Incised Signatures on Attic Vases." Metropolitan Museum Journal 26: pp. 53-54, fig. 6.

Karageorghis, Vassos. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus. The Cesnola Collection. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 162, p. 102.

Steinhart, Matthias and Eckhard Wirbelauer. 2000. “Epigraphische Zeugnisse zur Geschichte des Schenkens.” Chiron 30: p. 282, fig. 17.
See also
What
Clay (23,631)

Vessels (21,926)

Vases (8,894)

Terracotta (8,373)

Pyxides (109)
Where
Europe (150,372)

Greece (6,283)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,142)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,330)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
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