Greek-Inspired Vessel Depicting Herkules and Centaurs (similar to the imagery from a 4th century Campanian Krater)

Wedgwood, English, 1730 - 1795

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18th century

Black basalt with red figures

Height: 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm)

Width: 13 in. (33 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

2014.86

Geography

Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Furnishings: Household Accessory

Research Area

Decorative Arts

Not on view

Inscriptions

On bottom: impressed: WEDGWOOD / [squiggle]

Provenance

Found in the collection; catalogued, 2014.

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