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Fragment of mold of cup

Roman

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions Height x diameter: 7 x 12 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.848
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipmentMolds

Catalogue Raisonné Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 070.
DescriptionIn middle a youth dancing, with krotala; at right (in impression) a girl dancing, playing krotala; at left a youth walking towards the center. Alternating with the figures a conventionalized plant.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)