1977.216.2312: Bucchero Two-handled Ovoid Flask
VesselsAn upright, disc shaped flask molded from black clay has two small, triangular feet at bottom, and at top, a handle with two loops, one on either side. The circular face of the flask is incised with an abstract floral design. At its center, a circle is surrounded by ten smaller circles, and elongated petal shapes radiate around from these. A beaded band surrounds the design at the edge. At upper right just off center is a small circular hole in the surface.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2312
- Title
- Bucchero Two-handled Ovoid Flask
- Classification
- Vessels
- Work Type
- vessel
- Date
- 6th century
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Etruscan
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290954
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta, mold-made
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2312
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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