Amphora
MS2470
From: Italy | Etruria | Chiusi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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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