ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Amphora
AAT Object Form/Functionamphorae (storage vessels)
AAT Object Techniqueunderwater archaeology
Place ExcavatedSyracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st Century BCE-5th Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineLink Expedition, 1962
Dimensions18 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (47 x 13.6 cm)
Object number1962.001
Label TextDuring its work on the ancient harbor of Syracuse (Sicily) in 1962, the Link expedition uncovered remains of a sixth century A.D. cemetery and the remains of a ship loaded with marble columns intended for a Byzantine church. A vast quantity of artifacts bearing witness to natural calamities and military disasters such as the destruction of the Athenian fleet in the third century B.C. was also found at this site.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - August 1995
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2013
ProvenanceExcavated by Edwin A. Link (1904-1981) off the coast of eastern Sicily, 1962.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
722-332 BCE
1800-1600 BCE
ca. 14 CE
ca. 585-575 BCE
305-30 BCE
Hountondji Family Guild
