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Three-handled jar
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic III A:2–III B Period
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.94
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 149.
DescriptionYellow clay; horizontal bands; on shoulder hatching and other geometric decoration.
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)