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Cup
Italic, Proto-VIllanovan
Final Bronze Age
1020–950 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, impasto
Dimensions
6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.539
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 594.
DescriptionDark red clay with black surface. Shoulder fluted in diagonal lines. The vertical mouth is slightly concave. The handle is vertical with a bisected opening.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Alessandro Fausti (said to be from a tomb on the slope of Monte Cucco); purchased by R. Lanciani from Alessandro Fausti; purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)