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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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