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Jug in the shape of a drunken old woman
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
Early 3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, African Red Slip Ware
Dimensions
23 x 9 cm (9 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession Number1990.249
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe woman sits in armchair, elbows on knees, clutching a wine-jug (lagynos) between her legs. The mold was made in two parts and the seam joining the front and back is visible; name of workshop is inscribed on bottom: EXOFQSEM/ From the workshop [officina] of Q. Sem___). Loop handle is restored.
African red slip jug in the form of a drunken old woman holding a wine
jug (lagynos)
African red slip jug in the form of a drunken old woman holding a wine
jug (lagynos)
Provenance1990, sold by Selim Dere, Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 23, 1990)