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Fragment
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x length: 6.6 x 5.9 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.599
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 097.
DescriptionA stag, seated on his haunches, raises one foreleg at a dog which is barking at him. Only the head and one forepaw of the dog remain. Below, a band of rosettes.
ProvenanceBy 1888: with Anselmo Gasparini (said to have been discovered in the gardens of Caesar); 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)