Two-handled vessel (nestoris)
about 420–410 B.C.
Place of ManufactureLucania, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight with handles: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); diameter of body: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number1971.49
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
Provenance1971, sold by Leo Mildenberg, Bank Leu AG, Zurich, to the MFA [see note]; September 21, 2006, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the Republic of Italy.
NOTE: MFA accession date: February 10, 1971. The invoice provided by Leu, dated January 21, 1979, states that the vase was acquired from the R. Peirere collection, Madrid, in 1962.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement
NOTE: MFA accession date: February 10, 1971. The invoice provided by Leu, dated January 21, 1979, states that the vase was acquired from the R. Peirere collection, Madrid, in 1962.
For further information, please see: http://www.mfa.org/collections/provenance/antiquities-and-cultural-property/italian-ministry-of-culture-agreement
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about 430 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
430–425 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
