Strap Handle

Sherd

MS2564C

From: Italy | Etruria

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS2564C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria
Manufacture Location Orvieto (uncertain)
Date Made 599-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Bucchero
Description

Strap handle, probably from a pitcher. See MS2564B. Fabric: Dark grey core, glossy black surface. Condition: Broken above warrior's head and at base of garment. echnique: molded and incised. Burnished. Place of manufacture: Orvieto.

Length 7 cm
Width 4 cm
Thickness 1.6 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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