Amphora
MS2736
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS2736 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
Locus | Tomb 1 |
Date Made | 700 BCE to 600 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Incised |
Iconography | Animals | Bird |
Description | Large spirally grooved amphora. Pottery; rim chipped; core of fabric reddish; outer surface brownish grey to black; well polished; texture fine; sparse inclusions fine grains of mica with occasional grains of other material; wheelmade; incised double spiral surmounted by a bird similar to painted birds on 36-15-1, MS3070 and 3071 in style; framed by two groups of 8 parallel lines curved to emphasize vase shape; lower ends are adjacent to other groups rising diagonally to handle; 6 groups of diagonals on handles; red and white color once in incisions. |
Height | 25 cm |
Outside Diameter | 26 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti; Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1898 |
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