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Burial jar
Greek, East Greek
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Corner of 3rd enclosure
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
25.1 x 32.4 cm (9 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession NumberRES.84.295
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionRed pot; covered with a brick when found, and contained no earth, only calcined bones. Uniform color. No glaze. Body perfect with two shallow impressed rings on shoulder. Neck much broken; a series of shallow wave-like rings. One handle perfect. Foot broken.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); corner of third enclosure, necropolis. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.