Bowl

MS1473

Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery

From: Italy | Etruria | Toscanella

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS1473
Current Location Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Toscanella
Locus Toscanella Tomb
Date Made 250-150 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Black-gloss bowl. Embelma bowl. High ring base. Reddish buff clay with black, metallic glaze. Thick walled. Rouletted pattern around a crudely formed central boss. Atop the boss is a female head with crudely formed features, heavy braids, and a "Phyrgian" cap.

Height 5.7 cm
Depth 16 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896
Other Number 1078 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

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