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MS1034

From: Italy | Etruria | Narce

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS1034
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Faliscan | Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Narce
Locus Tomb 23M
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Intact. Fabric as MS 1030 and MS 1032. Handmade. Two spouts at points where handle is attached. Exterior: white slip. Three bands of red connecting hour-glass motifs on handle. Between motifs and spouts: heads of snakes whose bodies extend across upper zone on both obverse and reverse. Snake heads done in profile with dot eye; bodies outlined by dots for about half their length. Main decorated zone: groups of 8 perpendicular lines alternating with groups of 8 waves lines; lowest zone: chevrons replaced waved lines. Shape is rare.

Height 16.5 cm
Outside Diameter 12.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896
Other Number 210 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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