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Fragment of the mold of a bowl
Roman
Imperial Period (Augustan)
30 B.C.–A.D. 14
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Tuscany, Arezzo
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x length: 7.5 x 15.8 cm (2 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.861
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 037.
DescriptionSignatures in form of a T; M. PEREN and TIGRANI. Two youths reclining; one holds a bowl; the other places his left hand on the head of a hetaera; beyond her a bearded man playing flutes. 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)