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Nolan amphora

Greek, South Italian
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Campania

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.814
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionBlack glazed except for narrow band decorated in black.
Side A: Wave pattern either side of palmette and lotos.
Side B: Ivy. Under one handle a bird; under the other a four-panelled square.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: The following objects [MFA 03.805-03.833, 03.836-03.837, 03.906] were found in one cemetery in Campania.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24, 1903