VesselsEtruscan7th century BCE

Jar with Incised Volutes and Stamped Animal Decor

c. 650 BCE-600 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Orientalizing period

Century

7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

21.59 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Provenance

From the collection of Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg.

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