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Amphora-shaped vase
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Middle Cypriote II–III Period
about 1800–1600 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Painted IV Ware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.163 H. 0.143 D.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.78
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 130.
DescriptionTwo small handles. Light clay, decorated with triangles etc., in dull red brown lines.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)