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Beaker decorated with foliage in trailed clay

late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, terra sigillata with barbotine decoration
DimensionsHeight: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Brian T. Aitken
Accession number1995.28
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1994: with Galerie Arete, Zurich; February 7, 1994, purchased from Galerie Arete by Brian T. Aitken/Acanthus Gallery, 24 East 81st Street, New York, N.Y. 10028; gift of Brian T. Aitken to MFA, December 1994 (accessioned Jan. 25, 1995)
Fragment of vase
A.D. 50–60
Jar
mid to late 1st century A.D.
Fragment of a bowl
early 2nd century
Handle of patera
Early 1st century A.D.
Jug
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Jug
1st–2nd century A.D.
Amphora
1st or 2nd century A.D.