Amphora
MS2470
From: Italy | Etruria | Chiusi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS2470 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Chiusi |
| Manufacture Location | Chiusi |
| Date Made | 6th century BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Bucchero | Stamped |
| Iconography | Lion |
| Description | Bucchero, stamped and tooled. Ovoid body, low flared foot, two fluted handles. 8 relief lions walking R. on body; tongues on shoulder; incised lines above foot. Fabric: dark gray core, medium grained with flecks of mica (?) and white stone. Smooth black surface. Condition: surface chipped and peeling. Several pieces missing. Long vertical crack below one handle. Technique: shoulder thrown in a jigger on a wheel. Lions stamped with small mold. Burnished. |
| Height | 51.75 cm |
| Width | 30.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 117 - Other Number |
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