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Sherd of Hydria (water jar): Theseus and the Minotaur
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This fragment with the legs of Theseus and the Minotaur completes the narrative scene depicted on the hydria 1963.69 and has been integrated into this vessel.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Probably bought by Henry W. Haynes 1873-1878.
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics 1912.
Transfer from the Department of the Classics 1977.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
Title: Sherd of Hydria (water jar): Theseus and the Minotaur
Description:
This fragment with the legs of Theseus and the Minotaur completes the narrative scene depicted on the hydria 1963.
69 and has been integrated into this vessel.
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