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Bowl with applied decoration depicting Hercules
Roman Provincial
Late Imperial Period
about 4th century A.D.
Place of Manufacture: North Africa
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, African Red Slip
Dimensions
Diameter x height: 19 x 3.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Shelby White in honor of John J. Herrmann, Jr., Curator of Classical Art, 1978-2004
Accession Number2005.102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceLate 1970s/early 1980s, said to have been sold by Kunsthandel Axel Weber, Cologne, to a private collector, Germany [see note]; about 2002/2003, sold by this private collector to Christian Niederhuber, Numisart GmbH, Munich; 2005, sold by Numisart to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 2005)
NOTE: According to dealer Christian Niederhuber at the time of acquisition.
NOTE: According to dealer Christian Niederhuber at the time of acquisition.