Stamnos (handled jar) of terra sigillata
30 B.C.–A.D. 25
Place of Manufacturepossibly Cales, Campania, South Italy
Medium/TechniqueCeramic with black glaze, Roman early relief ware
Dimensions27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel Torrey Morse
Accession number00.500
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Not on viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: A. L. Frothingham, Jr. Collection (according to MFA Pottery and Porcelain Register 11, p. 148: purchased 1896 by Prof. A. L. Frothingham, Jr. from the widow of Alessandro Castellani; said to have been given by Napoleon III to Castellani); May 1, 1900: purchased by MFA from Prof. A. L. Frothingham, Jr., with a portion of a gift of money from Mrs. Samuel Torrey Morse (credit line reads: Gift of Mrs. Samuel Torrey Morse)
about A.D. 250
mid to late 1st century A.D.
about 4th century B.C.
4th century B.C.
