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Four Fragments of a Red-figure Cup

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Interior: right foot of satyr(?) hastening to right with lower part of animal skin at left. Single line border for tondo. Red for letter between left leg of animal skin and border of tondo. Full relief contous; dilute glaze scumbling on animal skin. Fragment A: greatest dim. 14.5 cm; thickness at rim: 0.2 cm Fragment B (handle): greatest dim. 7.2 cm Fragment C (foot): h. 2.6 cm Fragment D (body): greatest dim. 6.2 cm Inscription: H
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: Four Fragments of a Red-figure Cup
Description:
Interior: right foot of satyr(?) hastening to right with lower part of animal skin at left.
Single line border for tondo.
Red for letter between left leg of animal skin and border of tondo.
Full relief contous; dilute glaze scumbling on animal skin.
Fragment A: greatest dim.
14.
5 cm; thickness at rim: 0.
2 cm Fragment B (handle): greatest dim.
7.
2 cm Fragment C (foot): h.
2.
6 cm Fragment D (body): greatest dim.
6.
2 cm Inscription: H.

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