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Fragment of mold of cup
Roman
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Arretine ware
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.5 x 11.4 cm (3 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.868
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
Catalogue Raisonné
Arretine Pottery (MFA), no. 007.
DescriptionSacrifice of a pig. Woman with kerchief holds pig while a young satyr cuts its throat. Behind the satyr part of a female figure seated on a rock. Behind the woman who holds the pig another satyr with a torch; behind him a young satyr extending hand towards a curtain, back of which is part of the head and bust of a woman.
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)