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Cypriote
Bronze Age, Early Cypriote III Period
about 2100–2000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Polished III ware
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.31
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 093.
DescriptionRed, polished. Incised decoration. Large zig-zag on body. Lip broken. Cracked.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus) (according to Fairbanks, Catalogue: from Alambra, Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)