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Kyathos

Object Number:MS1286
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Faliscan
Etruscan
Provenience: Italy
Etruria
Vulci
Locus: Tomb B
Early Date: -625
Late Date: -525
Section:Mediterranean
Materials:Ceramic
Technique:Bucchero
Height: 16.51 cm
Width: 12.38 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896
Other Number:708 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

Description

Fine bucchero kyathos. Short stemmed foot, hollow undersurface. Convex body with flaring rim. High swung strap handle, attached at lip and widest point of body, strut at lip. Handle with plastic decoration, with conical addition at the top. Wheel marks visible on exterior. Missing piece of foot. Surface somewhat encrusted.

Bibliography:

[Chapter] Jolivet, Vincent, and Ambrosini, Laura, and Brownlee, Ann B., and De Puma, Richard D. 2014. "Vulci B: rédecouverte d'un contexte funéraire". Les potiers d'Étrurie et leur monde. Contacts, Échanges, Transferts. Hommages à Mario A. Del Chiaro. Paris. Armand Colin Éditeur. pg. 97-108 Actual CitationView Objects related to this Actual Citation

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