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Fragment of mold of bowl
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 9 x 17.3 cm (3 9/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 092.
DescriptionSigned C. TELLI. Sacrifice of a pig by two women before a herma of Dionysos; at left parts of figures of a woman and a child; at right part of figure of a man, playing a double pipe. Put together from three pieces.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)