Vessels
Amphora
Description
Two-handled amphora; thick walls, piriform body (diam. 9.4 cm), constricted to form base (diam. 5.1), deeply flared mouth, long handles along neck to body. Interior of body is marked by wheel-thrown ridges. Intact; extensive dirt accretions over pearly opalescence, whole vessel is flaking badly, dirt accretions on interior of mouth, vessel filled with dirt.
Dimensions
H. 17.5 x Rim diam. 7.8 x w. 12.4 cm (6 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
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