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African Red Slip Ware Bowl with Orpheus and the Animals
Roman Provincial
Late Roman
A.D. 320-360
Place of Manufacture: Tunisia, Byzacena, Sidi Marzouk Tounsi (probably)
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, African Red Slip Ware: figures molded separately and applied
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
John Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession Number1981.658
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShallow bowl with applied figures on interior. Seated Orpheus playing lyre, surrouned by boar, rabbit, antelope, bear, goat, stag, and lion. Tree to left of Orpheus. Minor restoration; otherwise in good condition; some cracks and chips in figures.
ProvenanceDecember 10, 1981, sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, lot 170, to the MFA . (Accession Date: April 14, 1982).