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Cup skyphos
Greek
Classical Period
Late 5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Glaze
Dimensions
D: 0.107 m., H: 0.05 m.
Credit Line
Gift of Frances Lowell Burnett
Accession Number1991.660
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionIn shape like a skyphos, but much shallower. Thin walls; ring base; horizontal loop handles. Covered with black glaze inside and out. On bottom, black concentric circles on red ground. Intact.
ProvenanceBetween 1837 and 1840, probably acquired in Europe by Rev. Charles Lowell (b. 1782 - d. 1861), Cambridge, MA; to his son, James Russell Lowell (b. 1819 - d. 1891), Cambridge; to his daughter, Mabel Lowell Burnett (b. 1847 - d. 1898), Cambridge; to her son, Francis Lowell Burnett (b. 1878 - d. 1965), Manchester, MA [see note]; by inheritance to his widow, Helen Read Burnett (b. 1888 - d. 1985), Manchester; 1985, by inheritance to her daughter, Frances Lowell Burnett (b. 1914 - d. 2001), Manchester; 1991, gift of Frances Lowell Burnett to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 20, 1991)
NOTE: First lent to by Dr. Burnett the MFA on January 20, 1917.
NOTE: First lent to by Dr. Burnett the MFA on January 20, 1917.