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| Object Number: | MS2381 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Italic Etruscan |
| Provenience: | Italy Etruria Chiusi |
| Manufacture Location: | Chiusi |
| Date Made: | 600 BCE to 500 BCE |
| Early Date: | -600 |
| Late Date: | -500 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Bucchero |
| Iconography: | Feline |
| Height: | 31 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 17 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 162 - Coleman Sale Number |
Description
Bucchero Pesante oinochoe; relief of feline on top of band handle. Thrown and tooled. A trefoil-mouthed jug, ovoid body and low flaring foot. Decoration: frieze of relief tongues on shoulder, releif bands on neck and body, relief croching feline on strap handle. Fabric: Dark gray core, fine grained and evenly fired. Smooth glossy black surface. Intact except for some chipping and pitting. Technique: Thrown, handle molded, surfaces burnished.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Auction] 1897. The Robert H. Coleman Collection of Archaeological Objects. Catalogue.. Philadelphia. Davis and Harvey's Gallery. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: illus. after p. 16 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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