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Chalice
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
about 530 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren, by exchange
Accession Number60.1155
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionShallow cup with sloping sides; tall stem with two heavy rings; bevelled foot.
On wall, four nude men running left, alternating with water birds with spread wings. Details in thick red and white. Under cup, chain of lotuses and lotus-buds.
Pontic
On wall, four nude men running left, alternating with water birds with spread wings. Details in thick red and white. Under cup, chain of lotuses and lotus-buds.
Pontic
ProvenanceBy 1960: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; October 13, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 360.00