Amphora
MS1085
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1085 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
| Locus | Tomb 24M |
| Date Made | 700 BCE to 600 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Impasto |
| Description | Impasto ribbed Italic amphora. Pottery. Intact. Fabric of medium fine texture, reddish buff at core, outer surface chestnut to dark brown. Handmade. Handles shaped like inverted Y and surmounted by small cups. Body irregularly fluted by hand. Faint traces of white pattern on rim; fainter traces on handle. |
| Height | 14.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 16.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1896 |
| Other Number | 653 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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