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Jug, plastic
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Late Cypriote II Period
about 1400–1300 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Base-ring Iware
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.105 H. 0.16 D.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 134.
DescriptionIn form of a bull. Red clay, painted dull black. Legs partly restored; piece missing from the back.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from 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)