Situla
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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