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Amphora

Italic, Etruscan

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions 28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number13.77
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionHorizontal lines, drawn with a blunt tool, divide the shoulder into four bands which are filled with incised lines and stamped designs, the principal band having a row of horses.. Oval in shape, with a foot and vertical handles on the shoulder. The rim is vertical, without a lip.
ProvenanceBy 1877: W. S. Bigelow Collection (loaned to MFA, 1877); gift of W. S. Bigelow to MFA, Jan. 2, 1913