Terracotta fragments of a strainer

early 4th century BCE
Not on view
The largest fragment depicts a hare running to left and part of a pair of wings; in the center part of the ring of reserve that would encircle the strainer (which is not preserved); in between the hare and the wings is the start of the ring-shaped handle; a second fragment has tendrils and the head, chest, and forelegs of a hare; in the center, part of the ring of reserve that would encircle the strainer

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Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta fragments of a strainer
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: early 4th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.604.2.2026a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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