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Fragment of a bowl
Roman Provincial
Early Roman Imperial Period
mid-1st century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Gaul
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Width: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Brian T. Aitken
Accession Number1995.30
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOn the slightly curved body, a narrow ridge bordering a horizontal register with a stamped tongue-and-sprig band above a floral pattern. Reddish-buff clay with orange and yellow-buff marblized slip inside and out.
Triangular fragment of a terra sigillata (terracotta) bowl with a rolled rim-edge.
Triangular fragment of a terra sigillata (terracotta) bowl with a rolled rim-edge.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Peter Sharrer, New York; April 27, 1988: purchased by Brian T. Aitken from Peter Sharrer; gift of Brian T. Aitken to MFA, January 25, 1995