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Jar

50-1-76

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 50-1-76
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan | Italic
Provenience Italy
Manufacture Location Corinth
Date Made 600 BCE to 500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic | Paint
Technique Etrusco-Corinthian | Painted
Iconography Lions
Description

Painted frieze of felines (lions?). Complete except for chips; glaze somewhat peeled. Biconical jar on low base, out-turned rim. Animal frieze on shoulder: two panthers and lion, incised rosettes. Added purple on manes of animals. Rays on rim. Buff clay, dull black glaze.

Height 4 cm
Outside Diameter 6.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950

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