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(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Amphora
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Amphora

Date1st century BCE
Place MadeSicily, Italy, Europe
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions99.7 cm (39 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberC5s33
eMuseum ID717883
EmbARK ObjectID11251
TMS Source ID493
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 45. (as Roman or Sicilian)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
6th century BCE
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
3rd century BCE
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
3rd century BCE
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Swan Group
550-500 BCE
Unknown
late 19th century - early 20th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
late 19th century - early 20th century
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
late 19th century
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
about 150 BCE
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
1300-1521