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Canopic vase

Italic, Etruscan
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Ceramic
Dimensions 52 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8066a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionCanopic vase. (A) Amphora-shaped body; yellowish clay.
(B) Cover modeled in form of head; darker clay.
A piece missing from the crown.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased for MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901