Figurine

Vessel Attachement

Object Number:

MS2503

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Italic
Etruscan

Provenience:

Italy
Etruria
Orvieto

Date Made:

599-500BC

Early Date:

-599

Late Date:

-500

Section:

Mediterranean

Materials:

Terracotta

Technique:

Bucchero

Iconography:

Rooster

Description:

Bucchero pesante rooster finial; from ornate focolare; mate to MS 2504; very fine; from large ornate vase. Moulded and tooled. Hollow rooster with comb, wattle tail, and peg on bottom for attachment to lid. Two holes, one near peg and one under tail. Fabric: dark grey core, fine-grained. Glossy black surface. Condition: two chips off tail, fragment missing from peg. Technique: moulded in 2 sections, vertical join. Place of manufacture: Orvieto or Chiusi

Height:

16cm

Length:

17cm

Outside Diamater:

5.8cm

Other Number:

815

Stevenson Etruscan Series Number