African red slip beaker
3rd century A.D.
Place of ManufactureTunisia
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Figures in relief moulded separately
Dimensions15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin and Lucy Rowland Fund
Accession number1995.681
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1995: with Acanthus Gallery, 24 East 81st Street, New York, NY 10028; purchased by MFA from Acanthus Gallery, September 20, 1995
A.D. 320-400
3rd century A.D.
dated 1779
about 350 B.C.
12th–13th century
late 15th century (?)
A.D. 554
dedicated May 10, 704 A.D.