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Thin-walled cup (cantharus)
Thin-walled cup (cantharus)

Thin-walled cup (cantharus)

A.D. 14–50
Place of ManufactureAsia Minor (possibly)
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, thin-walled, decorated in the barbotine technique and coated with orange glaze
DimensionsHeight x width: 5.1 x 12.7 cm (2 x 5 in.); diameter: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.).
Credit LineGift of Brian T. Aitken
Accession number1995.709
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1994: with Acanthus, 24 East 81st Street, New York, N.Y.; acquired from Acanthus, February 1, 1994 by Brian T. Aitken, 22 East 80th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021; gift of Brian T. Aitken to MFA, September 20, 1995
Restricted: For reference only
About A.D. 1 to 30
Restricted: For reference only
about 150–50 B.C.
Jar
mid to late 1st century A.D.
Beaker decorated with foliage in trailed clay
late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.
Group shot: 01.8223, 01.8222, 99.453, 99.454, 01.8224, 01.8226, 01.8221, 99.456
1st century A.D.
Bottle with two handles
1st century A.D.
Ribbed bowl
Late 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Evening (Melancholy)
Edvard Munch
1896
Restricted: For reference only
Jacoba van Heemskerck
1910–20