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Miniature two-handled jar (amphora)
Roman
Imperial Period, Flavian or Trajanic
A.D. 80–120
Place of Manufacture: South Italy
Medium/Technique
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.).
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession Number50.1743
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLead-glazed ware, brown. Wide mouthed amphora; at base of neck, narrow raised band; on body and neck, close-set incisions, covered by glaze.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Charles Bain Hoyt Collection (according to his associate Burdon-Muller, the Hoyt "Greek & Roman glass and lead-glazed vases were all purchased from Kelekian and Kouchakji in New York"; bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to MFA, May 11, 1950