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Body of a pitcher (lagynos)
Roman
Republican Period
170–130 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, mold-made relief ware; Early Relief Ware (Italian 'Megarian')
Dimensions
Height: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); diameter: 12.1 cm ( 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionUnglazed stamped ware. Bottom has tongue pattern; above is a grape vine and a band of discs surrounded by circles (shields). Stamped:______. Neck and handle missing.
Signed
C. LAPI
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome: came from le Grotte or Santo Stefano.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901