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Jar

Roman Provincial

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Height: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number78.155
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTraces of channelled lines around the body. Rim broken.
Coarse clay. Short narrow neck. Two handles placed as in "stirrup-jugs". Formerly sealed with red wax.
ProvenanceBy 1878: Charles G. Loring Collection (said to be from the Catacombs of Malta); gift of Charles G. Loring to MFA, Dec. 1878