Cup
Kantharos
Object Number:
MS2744
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Faliscan
Etruscan
Provenience:
Italy
Etruria
Narce
Locus:
Tomb 1
Date Made:
700 BCE to 600 BCE
Early Date:
-700
Late Date:
-600
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Ceramic
Technique:
Impasto
Description:
Brown impasto. Pottery; rim chipped; fabric and technique similar to MS2733; handles attached to a sharp ridge which separates long neck from lower part of vase and which is decorated with central knobs and diagonal hatchings once filled with red. On neck 6 countersunk discs cut to receive bronze studs (or other material), these countersunk area reinforced inside by daubs of clay. On outer face of one handle another countersunk area irregular in outline and apparently never filled.
Height:
9.84cm
Width:
13cm
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Classical Gallery: Etruscan (1975 - 2000)
Bibliography:
[Book] Dohan, Edith H. 1942. Italic Tomb-Groups in the University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 56
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