Kalpis (water vessel)
Kalpis (water vessel)
Place of OriginGreece
Dateabout 480 BCE
DimensionsH: 13 13/16 in. (35 cm); Diam (mouth): 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); Diam (with handles): 13 5/32 in. (33.4 cm); Diam (body): 11 1/32 in. (28 cm); Diam (foot): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
MediumBronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1975.63
Not on View
Collections
Published References"Treasures for Toledo," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 19, nos. 2, 3, 1976, p. 49.
Exhibition HistoryTreasures for Toledo: Seven Years of Collecting, The Toledo Museum of Art, 1976.Comparative ReferencesSee also Diehl, Erika, Die Hydria, Formgeschichte und Verwendung im Kult des Altertums, Mainz, Philipp von Zabern, 1964.- Decorative Arts
300-200 BCE
about 490 BCE
about 500 BCE
Zhou Dynasty (1045-222 BCE), 1000-900 BCE
12th-11th century BCE
13th - 11th century BCE
750-650 BCE
800-650 BCE
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