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Castor Ware "Hunt Cup"
Roman Provincial
Late Imperial Period
2nd or 3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Classical Department Exchange Fund
Accession Number1979.512
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionVase decorated by trailed slip technique: hunting scene including two hounds chasing a hare and a stag between two rows of stylized leaves. Slip-surfaced pottery with decoration of trailed slip (Barbotine technique).
[Label text]:
Hounds chasing a hare and a stag.
Northamptonshire (Castor District)
[Label text]:
Hounds chasing a hare and a stag.
Northamptonshire (Castor District)
ProvenanceBy 1933: Ernest Brummer Collection; 1979: with Galerie Koller AG, Rämistrasse 8, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland in collaboration with Spink & Son, Schifflände 12, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (auction of the Ernest Brummer Collection, Grand Hotel Dolder, Zurich, Oct. 16-19, lot 725); purchased by MFA from Galerie Koller, Nov. 14, 1979