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Bottle
Greek, South Italian
Early Hellenistic Period
probably early 3rd century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Gnathian Ware
Dimensions
Height: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number58.1308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Vase-Painting in Italy (MFA), no. 135.
DescriptionThe body has vertical ribbing. There are yellow rays on the neck. Around the shoulder is a band of yellow dots framed by white stripes.
(text from Vase-Painting In Italy, catalogue entry no. 135)
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #136 (58.1308)
Bottle
Probably early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: Compare cat. no. 134; the mouth is narrower and more flaring; the foot consists of a tall sloping riser above a slender disk.
The body has vertical rigging. There are yellow rays on the neck. Around the shoulder is a band of yellow dots framed by white stripes.
(text from Vase-Painting In Italy, catalogue entry no. 135)
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #136 (58.1308)
Bottle
Probably early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: Compare cat. no. 134; the mouth is narrower and more flaring; the foot consists of a tall sloping riser above a slender disk.
The body has vertical rigging. There are yellow rays on the neck. Around the shoulder is a band of yellow dots framed by white stripes.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Horace L. Mayer Collection; November 13, 1958: loaned to MFA by Horace L. Mayer (as 131.58); gift of Horace L. Mayer to MFA, December 11, 1958