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Amphora on high base
Italic
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.543
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 596.
DescriptionVillanovan Ware (Bucchero) amphora on high base. Base repaired.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Augusto Alberici (said to be from a tomb on the slope of Monte Cucco); April 14, 1888: purchased by R. Lanciani from Augusto Alberici; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)