Figurine

Vessel Attachment

MS2504

From: Italy | Etruria | Orvieto

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS2504
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Orvieto
Manufacture Location Orvieto | Chiusi (uncertain)
Date Made 599-500BC
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Bucchero
Iconography Rooster
Description

Rooster finial for lid of hydria or amphora. Bucchero, molded and tooled. Hollow. Made from same mold as MS2503. Fabric: dark gray core, fine-grained. Glossy black surface. Condition: Intact. Technique: molded in 2 sections, vertical join.

Height 16 cm
Length 14.5 cm
Width 5.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 816 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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