Amphora

MS562

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Italy | Etruria | Vulci

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS562
Current Location Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Vulci
Locus Tomb 5
Period Archaic Greek Period
Date Made 600-575 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Intact but for hole in side of body. Fabric of medium fine texture, cinder-grey at core, outer portions buff. Wheel-made. Exterior is glaze-painted on wheel, except the neck, a narrow band below handles and band above foot reserved. Body a wide sharp ovoid, handles from neck to shoulder round in section and bent at sharp angle. Lip high and curved on neck both faces painted l c-c between pairs of short wavy vertical lines. Graffito on neck.

Height 66.2 cm
Outside Diameter 44.4 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896
Other Number 130 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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