Amphora (Vessel for storing wine)

CultureCypriot
Titles
  • Amphora (Vessel for storing wine)
  • Amphora
Date700–600 BC
Made inCyprus
MediumTerracotta, bicolor slip painting
Dimensions34 3/8 × 3 × 20 1/2 in. (87.3 × 7.6 × 52.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long and Fayez Sarofim in honor of Frances Marzio at "One Great Night in November, 2005"
Object number2005.1074
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, before 1971; [Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, March 23, 1971, lot 34]; purchased by Charles Lipson, Boston, 1970s; [Phoenix Ancient Art, New York/Geneva, by 2005]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryIndianapolis Museum of Art, 1971–1974.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
TR2.AM.010

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