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Mould Fragment of a Bowl

Roman
Augustan Period
31 B.C.–A.D. 14

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions Height x length: 11.7 x 10.8 cm (4 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.843
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipmentMolds

Catalogue Raisonné Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 013.
DescriptionArretine Ware fragment. Shows a Maenad dancing to left (in impression), carrying a thyrsos. At right a bearded satyr.
From the workshop of M. Perennius
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)