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Two-handled jar (amphora) with cover
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
550–500 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Etruria, Clusium (Chiusi)
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Bucchero
Dimensions
45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. J. Dixwell
Accession Number76.194a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 668.
Description(a) Amphora. Not polished. On shoulder, a double band of embossed pendants, relief lines above and below. Above each handle, a vertical archaic mask projecting above edge. On each handle, a dog lying down.
(b) Cover. High with a central knob.
(b) Cover. High with 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