Greek-Inspired Vessel Depicting Herkules and Centaurs (similar to the imagery from a 4th century Campanian Krater)
Wedgwood, English, 1730 - 1795
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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