Object Number | 50-1-76 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Etruscan | Etruscan | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy |
Manufacture Location | Corinth |
Date Made | 600 BCE to 500 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic | Paint |
Technique | Etrusco-Corinthian | Painted |
Iconography | Lions |
Description | Painted frieze of felines (lions?). Complete except for chips; glaze somewhat peeled. Biconical jar on low base, out-turned rim. Animal frieze on shoulder: two panthers and lion, incised rosettes. Added purple on manes of animals. Rays on rim. Buff clay, dull black glaze. |
Height | 4 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950 |
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