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MS3061

From: Italy | Etruria | Toscanella

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS3061
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Toscanella
Locus Tomba a Camera No. 1 | Chamber Tomb 1
Date Made 225-175 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Buff clay. Glaze fired unevenly to dark red, olive green, and deep black. Ovoid body. Low ring base, high shoulder. Narrow neck topped by heavy, thickened lip. A break all the way around the neck, repaired in modern times. Slight chip in the lip. Profile of the body not quite even.

Height 18.9 cm
Outside Diameter 14.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898

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