| Amphora with female-head reliefs |
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Inventory number |
00281 |
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Alternate Inventory number |
H-307 |
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Name of Object |
Amphora with female-head reliefs |
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Culture or Civilization |
Etruscan |
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Type of Object |
Pottery - bucchero |
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Material Type |
Ceramic - pottery |
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Dimensions |
H. to rim, 0.363m.; Max. H., 0.425m.; Diam. of mouth, 0.131m. |
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Condition |
In good condition. Relief heads have been reattached. Small chips on lip and neck mouldings, the foot, plus a small hole on the shoulder, and one of the rim bosses have been restored |
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Description |
The short flaring foot supports a tall, ovoid body, expansive shoulder and high, tapering neck. Two large strap handles spring from the base of the shoulder and attach on the wide rim. Decoration consists of a row of relief tongues each positioned above a small boss at the base of the shoulder. Truncated pairs of this motif appear also at the base of each handle. The belly is simply ornamented with three parallel mouldings; similar torus mouldings decorate the base and midpoint of the neck. A large boss originally occupied the midpoint of each side of the rim. The major decorative device of this amphora is the pair of female-head reliefs rising above the attachment of each handle. |
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Comments |
Heavy, medium-levigated clay. |
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Comparanda |
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Date Discussion |
ca. 550-500 B.C. or later |
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Beginning Date |
-550 |
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End Date |
-500 |
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Provenience |
unknown, but almost certainly Chiusine |
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Source |
unknown. |
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Bibliography |
Harmon and Friedman MS, p. 8, no. 13. |
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Fototeca negative number |
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AAR negative number |
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Location |
5B SCR cab E6 |
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Authors |
Richard De Puma
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