Balsamary

Museum number:
8-1864
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.103
Description:
Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb G, Poggio Buco, Tuscany
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb G
Culture or time period:
Etruscan and Etrusco-Corinthian
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
1896
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Balsamaria (cosmetic containers)
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1977-1978 #22: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (January 4, 1978–July 14, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Balsamary, accession number 8-1864, described as Corinthian or East Greek (?) balsam flask. Description from Matteucig (1951): Plastic vase; height: 8.5 cm (see Matteucig's plate XIX, 14). Italo-Corinthian. Clay pale buff; cream slip; dark brown dots all over the surface, except on the head of the baby monkey, which is violet. Vase in the shape of a monkey (head missing) sitting and holding baby. Feet of mother monkey also broken off. Cf. Albizzati, Pl. IX, 123; C.W.A., Louvre, fasc. 8, III C, c,pl. 7, no. 10.

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