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DEACESSIONED December 16, 2021
Amphora
Italic, Latin
Latial
7th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Advanced Impasto Ware
Dimensions
H (without handles) x W (max.): 21.9 x 22.8 cm (8 5/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan Kagan and Sallie Fried in memory of Strabo CDX
Accession Number1995.828
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionAmphora with raised flat base; conical lower body; rounded shoulder; cylindrical neck tapering inward; flaring lip. Two vertical band handles from rim to shoulder with three pointed projections on each.
Circle of six impressed circles with seventh at center on each side of neck. Ribbed shoulder with three protrusions at junction of shoulder and lower body on each side. Two impressed circles on central protrusion, one on side protrusions. Incised "fishbone" patterns on shoulder above each protrusion. Seven impressed circles below each handle. Red pigment in incision. Burnished black slip. Mended from fragments.
Circle of six impressed circles with seventh at center on each side of neck. Ribbed shoulder with three protrusions at junction of shoulder and lower body on each side. Two impressed circles on central protrusion, one on side protrusions. Incised "fishbone" patterns on shoulder above each protrusion. Seven impressed circles below each handle. Red pigment in incision. Burnished black slip. Mended from fragments.
ProvenanceProbably about 1993/1994, illicitly excavated from Crustumerium, Italy and sold to Edoardo Almagià, New York; 1995, sold by Almagià to Jonathan Kagan and Sallie Fried, New York; 1995, year-end gift of Jonathan Kagan and Sallie Fried to the MFA (Accession Date: January 24, 1996); December 16, 2021, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the New York County District Attorney and return to the Republic of Italy.
NOTE: This is one in a group of nine vessels (former MFA accession nos. 1995.820-1995.828) that, judging by their distinctive appearance, almost certainly came from the archaeological site of Crustumerium, near Rome. The site was heavily looted in the 1980s and 1990s. Edoardo Almagià, who sold the vessels in 1995, is known to have trafficked items looted from Crustumerium in the past. At the time of acquisition, Almagià said that he had bought the group two years earlier in Basel, but provided no documented ownership history.
In 2021, the MFA transferred the nine vessels to the New York County District Attorney’s office for return to the Italian State.
NOTE: This is one in a group of nine vessels (former MFA accession nos. 1995.820-1995.828) that, judging by their distinctive appearance, almost certainly came from the archaeological site of Crustumerium, near Rome. The site was heavily looted in the 1980s and 1990s. Edoardo Almagià, who sold the vessels in 1995, is known to have trafficked items looted from Crustumerium in the past. At the time of acquisition, Almagià said that he had bought the group two years earlier in Basel, but provided no documented ownership history.
In 2021, the MFA transferred the nine vessels to the New York County District Attorney’s office for return to the Italian State.