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Two-handled jar (amphora) with cover
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
560–540 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Etruria, Clusium (Chiusi)
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. J. Dixwell
Accession Number76.192a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 667.
Description(a) Amphora. Wide flat lip with a vertical rim. On the shoulder is a band of embossed double pendants. There are relief lines above and below the pendants. Above each handle is a thin, archaic mask. On the outside of each handle is a dog lying down.
(b) Cover-High with a flat edge and a central knob
(b) Cover-High with a flat edge and a central knob
ProvenanceBy 1875: in a public collection in Chiusi; sold at public sale in Florence to J. J. Dixwell (said to be from Chiusi); gift of J. J. Dixwell to MFA, March 1876