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Red-figure Cup Fragment: Youth in Himation

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Stopt maeanders with cross squares, Side A: under handle lyriform palmette; youth in himation with boots leaning on stick to right. No relief contours; glaze slightly metallic. Greatest dimenson 7.4 cm, thickness at top edge 0.3 cm, thickness at center of tondo border 0.50 cm, thickness at center of exterior ground line 0.50 cm.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Dr. J. Robert Guy Oxford England (?-1994) sold; to Peter Sharrar New York (1994-1995) sold: to Harvard University Art Museums. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan H. Kagan Mr. and Mrs. Evangelos Karvounis Ian M. Watson McLaughlin Nicholas S. Zoullas and the Florence Gould Foundation and the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Director's Discretionary and Marian H. Phinney Funds
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Title: Red-figure Cup Fragment: Youth in Himation
Description:
Stopt maeanders with cross squares, Side A: under handle lyriform palmette; youth in himation with boots leaning on stick to right.
No relief contours; glaze slightly metallic.
Greatest dimenson 7.
4 cm, thickness at top edge 0.
3 cm, thickness at center of tondo border 0.
50 cm, thickness at center of exterior ground line 0.
50 cm.

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