Amphora

MS2470

From: Italy | Etruria | Chiusi

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2470
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Chiusi
Manufacture Location Chiusi
Date Made 6th century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Bucchero | Stamped
Iconography Lion
Description

Bucchero, stamped and tooled. Ovoid body, low flared foot, two fluted handles. 8 relief lions walking R. on body; tongues on shoulder; incised lines above foot. Fabric: dark gray core, medium grained with flecks of mica (?) and white stone. Smooth black surface. Condition: surface chipped and peeling. Several pieces missing. Long vertical crack below one handle. Technique: shoulder thrown in a jigger on a wheel. Lions stamped with small mold. Burnished.

Height 51.75 cm
Width 30.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 117 - Other Number

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