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Handle
MS1627
From: Italy | Etruria (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS1627 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria (uncertain) |
Date Made | 6th century BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Bucchero |
Description | Bucchero, molded. Rectangular, projects a bit at each corner. 2 winged sphinxes facing each other. Fabric: Dark grey core, fine-grained. Black surface. Condition: Left corner restored with plaster and black paint. Broken at sphinxes' feet. Technique: Stamped. |
Length | 4.5 cm |
Width | 5 cm |
Thickness | 0.4 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
Other Number | 1204 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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