VesselsPhoenician8th-7th century BCE

Trefoil Oinochoe

mid 8th-7th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Hammered

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Phoenician

Period

Neo-Assyrian period

Century

8th-7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

18.1 x 10.6 cm (7 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Royal Athena Gallery, New York, (1989-1890)] and Sol Rabin, Beverly Hills, CA (1989-1990), gift; to The Harvard University Art Museums.

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