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Cup
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.113 H.
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 033.
DescriptionDancing girls, wearing crowns of long points, and separated by conventional floral ornaments. Inscribed RASINI MEMMI. Extensively restored in plaster.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Anselmo Gasparini (said to have been discovered in the gardens of Caesar outside the porta Portese); purchased by R. Lanciani from Anselmo Gasparini; 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)
$493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)