Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief
Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief
Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief
Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief

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Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief,

mid 6th century BCE

Etruscan
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
1996-158

Information

Title
Kyathos (cup with ladle-like handle) with a female face in relief
Dates

mid 6th century BCE

Medium
Bucchero ware: ceramic
Dimensions
16.4 x 14.0 cm, diam. 10.5 cm (6 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Sharrer
Object Number
1996-158
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Etruria (central Italy)

Culture
Etruscan
Period
Archaic (Greek), Bucchero
Type
kyathoi, vessels (containers), ceramics, reliefs
Materials
ceramic
Subject
faces, running ornament, zigzags, women

Given to the Museum by Peter Sharrer in 1996

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