Urn
MS1131A
From: Italy | Etruria | Narce
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1131A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Faliscan | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Narce |
| Locus | Tomb 18B |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Bucchero |
| Description | Pottery. Abrasions of surface. Fabric of medium fine texture, core reddish brown, outer surface black. Inferior polish. Handmade. On the shoulder are a few white diagonal lines which may well be the remnant of a white pattern. Very scant traces of threads of a textile in which the vase was wrapped. The bones within the urn were those of an adult. |
| Height | 24.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 30.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Fausto Benedetti, 1896 |
| Other Number | 628 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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