Advanced Search 
Two-handled jar (amphora)
Cypriote
Cypro-geometric III Period
about 850–700 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Painted III ware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.516 H. 0.432 D.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.121
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 165.
DescriptionRibbed handles, white clay. Purplish brown lines and stripes on body; geometric patterns on neck. Broken on one side, and restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)