African Red Slip Ware Bowl with Orpheus and the Animals
A.D. 320-360
Place of ManufactureSidi Marzouk Tounsi (probably), Byzacena, Tunisia
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, African Red Slip Ware: figures molded separately and applied
DimensionsDiameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number1981.658
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On viewClassificationsVessels
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ProvenanceDecember 10, 1981, sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, lot 170, to the MFA . (Accession Date: April 14, 1982).
A.D. 320-400
4th century A.D.
Early 3rd century A.D.
1st century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
A.D. 320-360
first half of 3rd century A.D.
about 4th century A.D.
