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Red wheel-made jug
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Late Cypriote II Period
about 1450–1350 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.32 H., 0.057 D.
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 151.
DescriptionRed clay, undecorated; flat rim, tapering neck, high-shouldered, narrow body tapering down to small spreading foot, strap handle from mid-neck to shoulder.
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)