Jar Lid

Cinerary Urn Lid

MS3257B

From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3257B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Date Made 6th century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Impasto
Description

Impasto Spherical Cinerary Urn (a) and Lid. Domed lid with vertical sides. Vertical ring handle at top with a pair of snakes (?). Another snake on either side. White slip.

Outside Diameter 16 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898

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