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Fragment of a bowl

Roman Provincial
Early Imperial Period
mid-1st century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: Gaul

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions Width: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Brian T. Aitken
Accession Number1995.32
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTendril and leaf design flanked by a horizontal row of dots and a horizontal stamped band of tongue and staff molding. Pinkish-buff clay with orange and yellow-buff marblized slip inside and out.
Fragment of the body of a terra sigillata (terracotta) bowl.
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