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DEACESSIONED December 16, 2021
Cup
Italic, Latin
Latial
7th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Advanced Impasto Ware
Dimensions
3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan Kagan and Sallie Fried in memory of Strabo CDX
Accession Number1995.825
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCup with raised flat base; conical lower body and vertical walls separated by ridge; slightly flaring lip. Vertical high-swung handle with supporting strut.
Burnished black slip.
Burnished black slip.
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.