Harvard Art Museums > 1945.1: Piriform Bucchero Oinochoe Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Piriform Bucchero Oinochoe , 1945.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291579. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1945.1 Title Piriform Bucchero Oinochoe Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 625-575 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria Period Archaic period Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291579 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 27.2 x 15.9 cm (rim diam.) (10 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Roger Noble Burnham Accession Year 1945 Object Number 1945.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Very low, conical base with subtle central concavity. Walls curve up and out to point of maximum diameter, which is above center. Rounded shoulder with simple moulding at junction with neck. Tall, thick, flaring neck. Broad lip with subtly articulated trefoil spout. Thick ribbon handle attached at lip and upper shoulder rises only very slightly above rim. Small, pointed knob at either side of handle at lip. At point of maximum diameter on body is a thick band of vertical incised lines bounded by incised horizontal bands. Black matte finish with little burnishing. Misfired to a dark tan color in places. Broken and mended with some buff-colored fill. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
