VesselsRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Arretine Ware Bowl

100 BCE-100 CE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period, Early

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Henry W. Haynes, bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1912-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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